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1 December 2004 Optimization of a Valine:Isoleucine Methyl Ester Pheromone Blend and Comparison of Robbins and Trécé Traps for Capture of Phyllophaga anxia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Rhode Island
Steven R. Alm, Charles G. Dawson, Paul Robbins
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Abstract

Eight ratios of l-valine:l-isoleucine methyl esters were tested in Robbins traps for capture of Phyllophaga anxia (LeConte) adult males. The 90:10, 80:20, and 60:40 ratios of valine:isoleucine were the most effective blends for capture of beetles in Rhode Island. Females were captured in small numbers in some traps but not consistently to any particular blend. Other male Phyllophaga species captured included Phyllophaga fusca (Frölich), Phyllophaga forsteri (Burmeister), P. hirsuta (Knoch), and P. marginalis (LeConte). The number of these species collected was low, and it was not possible to determine whether they were attracted to any particular pheromone blend. Peak captures of P. anxia males occurred 31 May in 1999 and 2002 in Kingston, RI. The standard Japanese beetle trap manufactured by Trécé (Adair, OK) captured significantly more beetles than the Robbins trap. Because the Trécé trap is already marketed for Japanese beetles, a lure and trapping system can be adopted for P. anxia.

Steven R. Alm, Charles G. Dawson, and Paul Robbins "Optimization of a Valine:Isoleucine Methyl Ester Pheromone Blend and Comparison of Robbins and Trécé Traps for Capture of Phyllophaga anxia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Rhode Island," Journal of Economic Entomology 97(6), 1983-1986, (1 December 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-97.6.1983
Received: 20 January 2004; Accepted: 1 July 2004; Published: 1 December 2004
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KEYWORDS
isoleucine
pheromone
Phyllophaga
traps
valine
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