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22 July 2020 Complex Blends of Synthetic Pheromones are Effective Multi-Species Attractants for Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Marlin E. Rice, Yunfan Zou, Jocelyn G. Millar, Lawrence M. Hanks
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The wood-boring larvae of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) can be important pests of woody plants, particularly as invasive species introduced by international commerce. Previous research has revealed that cerambycid species native to different parts of the world often share the same aggregation-sex pheromones and that pheromones of different species can be combined to create multi-species attractants that would be advantageous for surveillance monitoring for a number of species simultaneously. To explore the extent to which these chemicals can be combined into single lures, we developed four different blends of six to eight compounds and tested their effects as attractants for a community of longhorned beetle species in Iowa. The blends included known pheromones of species native to the study site, as well as pheromones identified from cerambycid species native to other parts of the world. The experiment confirmed that several cerambycid species were attracted by specific blends, in accordance with their known pheromone chemistry, and despite the presence of pheromone components of heterospecifics. This finding lends further support to developing multi-component blends that can effectively monitor for new incursions of multiple exotic species concurrently.

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Marlin E. Rice, Yunfan Zou, Jocelyn G. Millar, and Lawrence M. Hanks "Complex Blends of Synthetic Pheromones are Effective Multi-Species Attractants for Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 113(5), 2269-2275, (22 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa157
Received: 2 April 2020; Accepted: 24 June 2020; Published: 22 July 2020
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insect trap
monitoring
semiochemical
surveillance
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