Development of an attractant-baited trap for Oxythyrea funesta Poda (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae).
In electroantennographic tests isosafrol, methyl salicylate, (+/-)-lavandulol, geraniol, (E)-anethol, and beta-ionone evoked the largest responses from antennae of female or male Oxythyrea funesta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) adult beetles. In field trapping tests in Hungary the 1:1 blend of (+/-)-lavandulol and 2-phenylethanol attracted significantly more adult O. funesta than the single compounds. The addition of (E)-anethol, a previously described attractant for the species, was without effect. There was no difference in the responses of male or female beetles. The binary 2-phenylethanol/(+/-)-lavandulol bait described, in this study is recommended for the use in traps of O. funesta for agricultural purposes.
Vuts
József
J
Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman O. u. 15., H-1022 Budapest, Hungary. joci2@freemail.hu
Imrei
Zoltán
Z
Töth
Miklós
M
D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000818:Animals; D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000633:toxicity; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000187:drug effects*; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006814:Hungary; D007300:Insect Control / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000633:toxicity; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000633:toxicity
D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D001547:Benzaldehydes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C007836:geraniol; C492921:lavandulol; C032175:benzaldehyde