title: New chemical attractants for trapping Lacanobia subjuncta, Mamestra configurata, and Xestia c-nigrum (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
abstract: Significant numbers of 3 pest species of noctuid moths were captured in traps baited with acetic acid, 3-methyl-1-butanol, and 3-methyl-1-pentanol. These were Lacanobia subjuncta (Grote & Robinson); Mamestra configurata Walker, bertha armyworm; and Xestia c-nigrum (L.), spotted cutworm. The combination of acetic acid and 3-methyl-1-butanol was superior to the individual chemicals in attracting all 3 species, whereas the combination of acetic acid and 3-methyl-1-pentanol was superior to the individual chemicals in attracting X. c-nigrum. For the 3 species of moths, numbers captured were similar in traps baited with the combination of acetic acid and 3-methyl-1-butanol or acetic acid and 3-methyl-1-pentanol. Traps baited with these attractants captured both males and females at a ratio near 1:1.
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, WA 98951, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Landolt
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000502:physiology*; D000439:Pentanols; D010675:Pheromones
chemical_list: D000439:Pentanols; D010675:Pheromones; C010411:insect attractants; C481840:3-methyl-1-pentanol; D019342:Acetic Acid