title: Sexual behavior of Grapholita molesta and Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in a flight tunnel after prolonged exposure to the aerial concentration of pheromone previously measured in orchards treated with pheromone for mating disruption.
abstract: Sexual behavior of male moths after prolonged exposure to the 1-ng pheromone/m(3) air previously measured in orchards treated with pheromone for mating disruption was examined in a flight tunnel. The exposure of Grapholita molesta (Busck) to 1-ng (Z)-8-dodecen-1-yl acetate  (Z8-12:OAc)/m(3) air for 15 min had no effect on their ability to fly upwind to a conspecific, virgin calling female. After 30 min of exposure, males exposed to a control treatment were 1.4× more likely orient to a female than males exposed to pheromone-treated air. Some  G. molesta males retained the ability to orient to a female after a 30-min exposure period when the aerial concentration of Z8-12:OAc was increased 500,000× to 0.5 gm/m(3). Prolonged exposure to Z8-12:OAc did not affect response to a synthetic pheromone  lure. The time required to initiate behavioral responses to a female or a lure was not affected by pheromone exposure. Male Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) exposed to a control treatment for 15 min were 38.5× more likely to orient to a conspecific, virgin calling female than  males exposed to 1-ng (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate (Z11-14:OAc)/m(3) air for 15 min. After 30 min of exposure males were unable to fly upwind to a female. Males exposed to a control treatment for 15 min were 4.3× more likely to fly upwind to a synthetic pheromone lure  than males exposed to 1-ng Z11-14:OAc/m(3) air for 15 min. The time required to initiate behavioral responses to a female or a lure was not affected by exposure to pheromone.
authors: Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 6000, Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada. trimbler@agr.gc.ca
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Trimble
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005426:Flight, Animal; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000502:physiology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012724:Sex Attractants