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1 August 2014 Improving Detection Tools for Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): Comparison of Multifunnel Traps, Prism Traps, and Lure Types at Varying Population Densities
Damon J. Crook, Joseph A. Francese, Michael L. Rietz, David R. Lance, Helen M. Hull-Sanders, Victor C. Mastro, Peter J. Silk, Krista L. Ryall
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Abstract

The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is a serious invasive pest of North American ash (Fraxinus spp.) that has caused devastating mortality since it was first identified in North America in 2002. In 2012, we conducted field trapping assays that tested the efficacy of purple prism and fluon-coated green multifunnel (Lindgren funnel) traps. Traps were baited with combinations of several lures that were previously shown to be attractive to A. planipennis: manuka oil—a sesquiterpene-rich oil, (3Z)-hexenol—a green leaf volatile, or (3Z)-dodecen-12-olide [= (3Z)-lactone], a sex pheromone. Eighty-nine blocks (trap lines) were tested throughout nine states along the outer edges of the currently known A. planipennis infestation in North America. Trap catch was highest on fluon-coated green multifunnel traps, and trap detections at sites with low A. planipennis population density ranged from 72 to 76% for all trap and lure types tested. (3Z)-hexenol and (3Z)-lactone baited traps functioned as well as (3Z)-hexenol and manuka oil-baited traps. Independent of the lure used, detection rates on green fluon-coated multifunnel traps were comparable with glued purple prism traps in areas with low A. planipennis population densities.

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Damon J. Crook, Joseph A. Francese, Michael L. Rietz, David R. Lance, Helen M. Hull-Sanders, Victor C. Mastro, Peter J. Silk, and Krista L. Ryall "Improving Detection Tools for Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): Comparison of Multifunnel Traps, Prism Traps, and Lure Types at Varying Population Densities," Journal of Economic Entomology 107(4), 1496-1501, (1 August 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/EC14041
Received: 30 January 2014; Accepted: 1 May 2014; Published: 1 August 2014
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KEYWORDS
Agrilus planipennis
Fluon
kairomone
multifunnel trap
sex pheromone
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