Abstract
Abstract The apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella Zell. (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae) is the most important pest of apple in Scandinavia. It invades apple orchards and can destroy an entire crop during years of poor flowering and fruitsetting of its principal host, mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia. We investigated the female sex pheromone of apple fruit moth in order to develop a reliable lure, which can be used to detect migration of apple fruit moth into orchards and thus to avoid preventive insecticide sprays. Pheromonal compounds obtained by solvent extraction of excised A. conjugella female pheromone glands were identified by coupled gas chromatography/electroantennography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Two compounds (Z)‐11‐hexadecenyl acetate, and the analogous alcohol (Z)‐11‐hexadecen‐1‐ol, elicited a strong response from male antennae. (Z)‐11‐hexadecenyl acetate was highly attractive in field trapping tests, whereas as little as a 1%‐addition of (Z)‐11‐hexadecen‐1‐ol strongly reduced male attraction. (Z)‐13‐octadecenyl acetate, a previously reported sex attractant, had no effect on A. conjugella male attraction.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
