Improvement of Navel Orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Egg Traps

Steenwyk, R. A. Van; Barnett, W. W.

doi:10.1093/jee/78.1.282

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“…In other important lepidopteran pests of horticultural tree crops, monitoring with pheromone lures is an important part of the overall management strategy [ 9 ]. Up to the present, egg traps have been used for monitoring the navel orangeworm [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Egg traps have several disadvantages compared to pheromone traps.…”

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Demonstration and Characterization of a Persistent Pheromone Lure for the Navel Orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Higbee¹,

Burks

Larsen³

2014

Insects

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The lack of an effective pheromone lure has made it difficult to monitor and manage the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in the economically important crops in which it is the primary insect pest. A series of experiments was conducted to demonstrate and characterize a practical synthetic pheromone lure for capturing navel orangeworm males. Traps baited with lures prepared with 1 or 2 mg of a three- or four-component formulation captured similar numbers of males. The fluctuation over time in the number of males captured in traps baited with the pheromone lure correlated significantly with males captured in female-baited traps. Traps baited with the pheromone lure usually did not capture as many males as traps baited with unmated females, and the ratio of males trapped with pheromone to males trapped with females varied between crops and with abundance. The pheromone lure described improves the ability of pest managers to detect and monitor navel orangeworm efficiently and may improve management and decrease insecticide treatments applied as a precaution against damage. Awareness of differences between male interaction with the pheromone lure and calling females, as shown in these data, will be important as further studies and experience determine how best to use this lure for pest management.

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Demonstration and Characterization of a Persistent Pheromone Lure for the Navel Orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Higbee¹,

Burks

Larsen³

2014

Insects

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“…Various monitoring methods have been used in research on control of A. transitella damage, but the egg trap is currently the standard commercial tool for monitoring and timing treatments (Rice, 1976; Rice et al., 1984; Van Steenwyk & Barnett, 1985; Kuenen et al., 2008). While attractive blends of pheromone components have been identified for A. transitella (Leal et al., 2005; Millar & Kuenen, 2005), incorporating these components into a lure that is attractive for more than one or two nights has proven difficult (LPS Kuenen, pers.…”

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Monitoring Amyelois transitella males and females with phenyl propionate traps in almonds and pistachios

Burks

Higbee²,

Kuenen

et al. 2009

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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We examined phenyl propionate as an attractant for trapping navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) adults, with the objective of developing a method of trapping both sexes more effectively than with almond meal. Two initial experiments maximized the total number of adults captured using phenyl propionate released from glass vials with cotton wicks. A third experiment compared the numbers of males and females captured using these glass dispensers in either bucket or sticky traps. The glass vial dispensers captured more adults than 0.1% phenyl propionate in water (as both attractant and killing agent), and far more adults were captured with glass vial phenyl propionate dispensers than with almond meal. On rare occasion, the glass vial dispensers captured as many adults as traps baited with virgin females, but usually phenyl propionate in glass vials captured fewer adults than virgin‐baited traps. Glass vial phenyl propionate dispensers were equally effective in sticky traps or bucket traps. The majority of females captured were mated, and the proportion of males captured increased over time within flights (generations). We conclude that phenyl propionate released from glass vials captured A. transitella adults more effectively than currently available options, and will be useful in research projects where capturing intact adults and comparing mating status are important. Developing a cost‐effective phenyl propionate‐based alternative to the egg traps currently used for commercial monitoring will be more difficult.

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“…This component, ( Z,Z )-11,13-hexadecadianal, is not sufficient to efficiently bring males to a point source and is particularly vulnerable to degradation in the field. Monitoring of this pest is therefore dependent on oviposition traps, which are out-competed by the presence of a susceptible host in the orchard ( Rice 1976 ; van Steenwyck and Barnett 1985 ). An aerosol timed-release system, in which the pheromone is stored in a liquid organic solvent prior to being released at timed intervals, has been one method of avoiding problems with degradation ( Shorey and Gerber 1996 ).…”

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Seasonal abundance of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella, in figs and the effect of peripheral aerosol dispensers on sexual communication

Burks¹,

Brandl²

2004

Journal of Insect Science

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We used flight traps baited with unmated female navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to examine, over two growing seasons, seasonal changes in the abundance of males in fig orchards and the impact of release of 48 mg per ha per day of the pheromone component (Z,Z)-11,13-hexadecadienal from peripherally-located timed-release dispensers on the ability of males to find unmated females within 16-ha treatment plots. Material was placed out and mating disruption was commenced at the beginning of April in the first year, and at the beginning of July the second year. This technique effectively prevented males from finding females in female-baited traps placed throughout the plot. Navel orangeworm abundance was high in figs during the first and third flight, but lower in June and July during the second flight. Since Calimyrna figs are not susceptible to attack by navel orangeworm until mid-to-late July, these findings suggest that materials cost can be reduced by beginning treatment later. Implications for insect pest management in figs and other California crops are discussed.

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Improvement of Navel Orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Egg Traps

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Demonstration and Characterization of a Persistent Pheromone Lure for the Navel Orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Demonstration and Characterization of a Persistent Pheromone Lure for the Navel Orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Monitoring Amyelois transitella males and females with phenyl propionate traps in almonds and pistachios

Seasonal abundance of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella, in figs and the effect of peripheral aerosol dispensers on sexual communication

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