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Trap response of cutworm moths (Abagrotis orbis) to a sex-attractant lure in grape vineyards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Peter J. Landolt ,
D. Thomas Lowery ,
Lawrence C. Wright ,
Constance Smithhisler ,
Christelle Gúedot  and
David G. James
Peter J. Landolt*
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, Wapato, Washington 98951, United States of America
D. Thomas Lowery
Affiliation:
Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 5000, 4200 Highway 97, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada V0H 1Z0
Lawrence C. Wright
Affiliation:
Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Prosser, Washington 99350, United States of America
Constance Smithhisler
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, Wapato, Washington 98951, United States of America
Christelle Gúedot
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, Wapato, Washington 98951, United States of America
David G. James
Affiliation:
Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Prosser, Washington 99350, United States of America
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: Peter.landolt@ars.usda.gov).
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Abstract

Larvae of Abagrotis orbis (Grote) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are climbing cutworms and can damage grapevines, Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae), in early spring by consuming expanding buds. A sex attractant would be useful for monitoring this insect in commercial vineyards. (Z)-7-Tetradecenyl acetate and (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate were found in extracts of female abdominal tips. In multiple field experiments, male A. orbis were captured in traps baited with a combination of these two chemicals but not in traps baited with either chemical alone. Males were trapped from mid-September to early October in south-central Washington and south-central British Columbia. Other noctuid moths (Mamestra configurata Walker, Xestia c-nigrum (L.), and Feltia jaculifera (Guenée)) were also captured in traps baited with the A. orbis pheromone and may complicate the use of this lure to monitor A. orbis. Abagrotis discoidalis (Grote) was captured in traps baited with (Z)-7-tetradecenyl acetate but not in traps baited with the two chemicals together.

Résumé

Les larves d'Abagrotis orbis (Grote) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) sont des chenilles grimpantes qui peuvent endommager les vignes, Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae), au début du printemps lorsqu’elles consomment les bourgeons. Un attractant sexuel serait probablement utile pour la détection de cet insecte dans les vignes à échelle commerciale. L’acétate de (Z)-7-tétradécényle et l'acétate de (Z)-11-hexadécényle ont été détectés dans les extraits d'extrémité d'abdomen de femelles. Au cours de plusieurs expériences sur le terrain, les males d'A. orbis ont été capturés dans les pièges munis du mélange de ces deux composés chimiques, mais non pas dans les pièges munis de ces composés présentés séparément. Les mâles ont été capturés de mi-septembre à début octobre dans le centre sud de l'état de Washington, États-Unis, et dans le centre sud de la province de Colombie-Britannique, Canada. D’autres papillons nuisibles de Noctuidés (Mamestra configurata Walker, Xestia c-nigrum (L.) et Feltia jaculifera (Guenée)) ont aussi été capturés dans les pièges munis de la phéromone d'A. orbis, ce qui pourrait compliquer l'utilisation de ce piège à phéromone pour la détection d'A. orbis. Abagrotis discoidalis (Grote) a été capturée dans les pièges munis d'acétate de (Z)-7-tétradécényle, et n’a pas été capturée dans les pièges munis du mélange des deux composés chimiques.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 142 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 135 - 142
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2010

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