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1 April 2012 Monitoring Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Sex Pheromone-Treated Orchards with (E)-4,8-Dimethyl-1,3,7-Nonatriene or Pear Ester in Combination with Codlemone and Acetic Acid
Alan L. Knight, Douglas M. Light
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Traps baited with ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate (pear ester) or (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (DMNT) in two- or three-way combinations with the sex pheromone (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-ol (codlemone) and acetic acid (AA) were evaluated for codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.). All studies were conducted in apple orchards, Malus domestica Borkhausen, treated with sex pheromone dispensers during 2010. Septa were loaded with codlemone, DMNT, and pear ester individually or codlemone with either DMNT or pear ester together (combo lures). Polyethylene vials loaded with AA were added as a co-lure. Residual analyses of field-aged combo lures and weight loss of the AA co-lure were conducted. AA vials lost 50–150 mg wk-1. Weekly weight loss was not affected by field aging, but was closely correlated with the daily mean temperature. Pear ester was released from septa at a slightly higher but nonsignificant rate than codlemone. DMNT was released at a significantly higher rate than codlemone, and lures were effective for 4 wk. The addition of codlemone to traps baited with either host plant volatile plus AA had either no effect or significantly increased total moth catches. The addition of AA significantly increased the catch of female moths with either combo lure. Total moth catches in traps baited with pear ester or DMNT combo lures and AA did not differ and were either significantly higher or similar to the pear ester combo lure. These data suggest that codling moth may be more effectively monitored in sex pheromone-treated orchards with multi-component lures, including codlemone, AA, and host plant volatiles.

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Alan L. Knight and Douglas M. Light "Monitoring Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Sex Pheromone-Treated Orchards with (E)-4,8-Dimethyl-1,3,7-Nonatriene or Pear Ester in Combination with Codlemone and Acetic Acid," Environmental Entomology 41(2), 407-414, (1 April 2012). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN11310
Received: 30 November 2011; Accepted: 1 January 2012; Published: 1 April 2012
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apple
Cydia pomonella
mating disruption
plant volatiles
traps
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