Determination of distribution of harmful click beetle species (Coleoptera, Elateridae) by synthetic sex pheromones

Abstract

By means of pheromone traps containing synthetic sex pheromones, areas of the most harmful click beetle species,Agriotes obscurus,A. lineatus, A. sputator, A. gurgistanus, A. ustulatus, A. tauricus Heyd, andA. lineatus, occurring in southern regions and differing biologically from the so-called northern species, have been specified and charted in the European and central Siberian areas of the former USSR.

Agriotes proximus and A. lineatus (Coleoptera: Elateridae): a comparative study on the pheromone composition and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequence

“…Pheromone gland extracts of A. lineatus contain large amounts of geranyl octanoate (Borg-Karlson et al 1988;Kudryavtsev et al 1993;Siirde et al 1993) and only trace amounts of the related geranyl butanoate (Yatsynin et al 1996a;Tóth et al 2003). A blend of 10:1 geranyl octanoate/ geranyl butanoate was found to be effective in field trapping of A. lineatus in many European countries (Tóth et al 2003).…”

Vertical and Temporal Distribution of Carabidae and Elateridae in Flight Above an Agricultural Landscape

“…Sexpheromone baited traps have been suggested for the trapping and monitoring of adult Agriotes spp. (Kudryavtsev et al 1993).…”

Wireworms as Pests of Potato

“…Certain factors should be kept in mind when considering the potential of this approach. ), A. tauricus Heyden, and A. ustulatus) at the end of June and in early July (Kudryavtsev et al 1993). Some pest species (e.g., A. lineatus and A. proximus Schwarz) respond very similarly to the same pheromone blend (Tóth et al 2008), potentially leading to misidentification.…”