title: Novel Chemo-Attractants for Trapping Tomato Leafminer Moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).
abstract: The tomato leafminer moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), is a devastating pest for tomatoes in Iran and throughout the world. This pest reduces tomato yields in farms and greenhouses. It appears some floral odors are significant attractants for tomato leafminer moth. In this study, the effects of three floral compounds, phenylacetaldehyde (PAA), acetic acid (AA), and 3-methyl-1-butanol (MB), were evaluated as trap attractants for tomato leafminer moth. The attractants were tested separately, combined, and blended in binary and tertiary. Lures were tested in delta and water pan traps under field conditions and compared with unbaited traps as controls. Results indicated that water pan traps caught more moths than delta traps. Also treatments with PAA + AA combined and the AA + MB blend were strongly attractive to tomato leafminer moth males compared with other treatments in this study.
authors: Department of Plant Protection, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran (mina_hejazi1@yahoo.com; movahedi@znu.ac.ir).
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hejazi
authors: Department of Plant Protection, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran (mina_hejazi1@yahoo.com; movahedi@znu.ac.ir).
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Movahedi
authors: Plant Protection Organization, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran (a_omid2005@yahoo.com).
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Askari
authors: Director, Entomology Research, Wonderful Orchards, 6801 E. Lerdo Hwy, Shafter, CA 93263 (brad.higbee@wonderful.com) brad.higbee@wonderful.com.
authors: B S
authors: BS
authors: Higbee
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002633:Chemotaxis; D005260:Female; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000502:physiology*; D000439:Pentanols / Q000494:pharmacology; D010675:Pheromones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000439:Pentanols; D010675:Pheromones; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; C010411:insect attractants; C029683:isopentyl alcohol; D000079:Acetaldehyde; D019342:Acetic Acid; C013192:phenylacetaldehyde
keywords: 3-methyl-1-butanol; acetic acid; natural lure; phenylacetaldehyde; trap type