1983
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1983.tb03332.x
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RESPONSES OF PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS TO COMPONENTS OF THE AGGREGATION PHEROMONE OF RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA IN THE LABORATORY AND FIELD

Abstract: Laboratory and field studies have been made of the responses of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) to two components of the aggregation pheromone of Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) — (±)‐1‐methylbutyl (E)‐2‐methyl‐2‐pentenoate and (±)‐1‐methylbutyl (E)‐2,4‐dimethyl‐2‐pentenoate, known as “Dominicalure 1” and “Dominicalure 2” respectively. In the laboratory, these compounds were tested individually and as a 1:2 mixture; P. truncatus responded most strongly to Dominicalure 2 alone. All three treatments were compared… Show more

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“…(1985) who reported 74% weight loss in fermented cassava roots and 52% in unfermented ones after 4 months of infestation. Giles and Leon (1975) and Hodges et al . (1983) noted that the most obvious cause of weight loss in P. truncatus infested grains is conversion of the grain to maize powder by adults and larvae-boring activity, and this could completely reduce grains to powder.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
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“…(1985) who reported 74% weight loss in fermented cassava roots and 52% in unfermented ones after 4 months of infestation. Giles and Leon (1975) and Hodges et al . (1983) noted that the most obvious cause of weight loss in P. truncatus infested grains is conversion of the grain to maize powder by adults and larvae-boring activity, and this could completely reduce grains to powder.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…In this study, the correlation of the dry matter, fat, ash, crude fiber, crude protein, and carbohydrate content with damage indices were not significant, suggesting that P. truncatus damaged the cassava varieties irrespective of their nutritional composition. Hodges et al . (1983) reported the ability of P. truncatus to penetrate materials in which there is no evidence of breeding such as wood, perspex, and polythene, suggesting the ability of the insect to bore into solid substrate irrespective of their nutritional quality.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%