ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Japanese beetle
;
Popillia japonica
;
Coleoptera
;
Scarabaeidae
;
sex attractant
;
survey lure
;
phenethyl propionate
;
eugenol
;
synergism
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract A combination of the synthetic sex attractant (R,Z)-5-(1-decenyl) dihydro-2(3H)-furanone with a 3∶7 mixture of phenethyl propionate (PEP) and eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxphenol) caught significantly morePopillia japonica Newman than either the sex attractant or the mixture did alone. Also, the synthetic sex attractant captured significantly more males than the PEP-eugenol did during the period of heavy adult emergence of the beetles. The two lures were not significantly different in their attractancy to males about a week later and thereafter. A combination of PEP-eugenol and virgin females in the same trap late in the season also significantly increased beetle captures.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988630
