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1 February 2010 Evaluating the use of Male-Produced Pheromone Components and Plant Volatiles in Two Trap Designs to MonitorAnoplophora glabripennis
M. E. Nehme, M. A. Keena, A. Zhang, T. C. Baker, Z. Xu, K. Hoover
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Abstract

Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), commonly known as the Asian longhorned beetle, is a wood-boring invasive species introduced from Asia to North America and Europe in solid wood packing material. Efficient monitoring traps are needed to assess population density and dispersal in the field and to detect new introductions at ports of entry. For this purpose, we conducted field trapping experiments in China in the summers of 2007 and 2008. In 2007, we tested Intercept panel traps hung on poplar trees. In 2008, we used Intercept panel traps hung on poplar trees, screen sleeve traps wrapped around poplar trunks, and Intercept panel traps hung on bamboo poles 20 m away from host trees. Traps were baited with A. glabripennis male-produced pheromone alone or in different combinations with plant volatiles. Traps baited with the male-produced pheromone alone caught significantly more females than control traps in both years. The addition of a mixture of (-)-linalool, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, linalool oxide, trans-caryophyllene, and trans-pinocarveol to the pheromone significantly increased trap catches of females, 85% of which were virgin. Screen sleeve traps baited with a combination of (-)-linalool and the pheromone caught the highest number of beetles overall in 2008, whereas traps placed on bamboo polls caught the lowest number. Although the logistics for the most effective implementation of a trapping program using a mixture of the pheromone and plant volatiles require additional studies, these results indicate that this pheromone has considerable promise as a monitoring tool for A. glabripennis in the field.

M. E. Nehme, M. A. Keena, A. Zhang, T. C. Baker, Z. Xu, and K. Hoover "Evaluating the use of Male-Produced Pheromone Components and Plant Volatiles in Two Trap Designs to MonitorAnoplophora glabripennis," Environmental Entomology 39(1), 169-176, (1 February 2010). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN09177
Received: 30 June 2009; Accepted: 1 September 2009; Published: 1 February 2010
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KEYWORDS
Anoplophora glabripennis
male-produced pheromone
monitoring traps
plant volatiles
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