Abstract
Geranyl butyrate (GB) and (E, E)-farnesyl butyrate (FB) were identified in the pheromone gland extract of females of the click beetle, Agriotes brevis (Candeze) (Coleoptera: Elateridae) as the major sex pheromone components. Polyethylene vial dispensers containing 20-200 mg of a 1:1 mixture caught high numbers of beetles. Captures did not decrease even after 73 days of field exposure of dispensers. At sites where both Agriotes sputator L. and A. brevis were present, the above baits were selectively catching only A. brevis, despite the fact that GB is also the main pheromone component of A. sputator, suggesting that FB has a role in reproductive isolation. In the early part of the season, traps into which the insects could both crawl and fly captured more A. brevis than designs where the insects could only fly in. Trap design was not important later in the season. This indicates the need for future development of a trap suitable for use throughout the whole season.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1641-1652 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2002 |
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Keywords
- (E,E)-farnesyl butyrate
- Agriotes brevis
- Agriotes sputator
- Click beetles
- Coleoptera
- Elateridae
- Field trapping
- Geranyl butyrate
- Identification
- Pheromone
- Trap design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Biochemistry
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Identification of sex pheromone composition of click beetle Agriotes brevis Candeze. / Tóth, M.; Furlan, Lorenzo; Yatsynin, Venyamin G.; Ujváry, István; Szarukán, István; Imrei, Zoltán; Subchev, Mitko; Tolasch, Till; Francke, Wittko.
In: Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 28, No. 8, 08.2002, p. 1641-1652.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Identification of sex pheromone composition of click beetle Agriotes brevis Candeze
AU - Tóth, M.
AU - Furlan, Lorenzo
AU - Yatsynin, Venyamin G.
AU - Ujváry, István
AU - Szarukán, István
AU - Imrei, Zoltán
AU - Subchev, Mitko
AU - Tolasch, Till
AU - Francke, Wittko
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - Geranyl butyrate (GB) and (E, E)-farnesyl butyrate (FB) were identified in the pheromone gland extract of females of the click beetle, Agriotes brevis (Candeze) (Coleoptera: Elateridae) as the major sex pheromone components. Polyethylene vial dispensers containing 20-200 mg of a 1:1 mixture caught high numbers of beetles. Captures did not decrease even after 73 days of field exposure of dispensers. At sites where both Agriotes sputator L. and A. brevis were present, the above baits were selectively catching only A. brevis, despite the fact that GB is also the main pheromone component of A. sputator, suggesting that FB has a role in reproductive isolation. In the early part of the season, traps into which the insects could both crawl and fly captured more A. brevis than designs where the insects could only fly in. Trap design was not important later in the season. This indicates the need for future development of a trap suitable for use throughout the whole season.
AB - Geranyl butyrate (GB) and (E, E)-farnesyl butyrate (FB) were identified in the pheromone gland extract of females of the click beetle, Agriotes brevis (Candeze) (Coleoptera: Elateridae) as the major sex pheromone components. Polyethylene vial dispensers containing 20-200 mg of a 1:1 mixture caught high numbers of beetles. Captures did not decrease even after 73 days of field exposure of dispensers. At sites where both Agriotes sputator L. and A. brevis were present, the above baits were selectively catching only A. brevis, despite the fact that GB is also the main pheromone component of A. sputator, suggesting that FB has a role in reproductive isolation. In the early part of the season, traps into which the insects could both crawl and fly captured more A. brevis than designs where the insects could only fly in. Trap design was not important later in the season. This indicates the need for future development of a trap suitable for use throughout the whole season.
KW - (E,E)-farnesyl butyrate
KW - Agriotes brevis
KW - Agriotes sputator
KW - Click beetles
KW - Coleoptera
KW - Elateridae
KW - Field trapping
KW - Geranyl butyrate
KW - Identification
KW - Pheromone
KW - Trap design
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JO - Journal of Chemical Ecology
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