Population Growth and Mating Success of Indian Meal Moths
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and Almond Moths
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in the Presence of Synthetic Sex Pheromone

Sower, L. L.; Whitmer, G. Patrick

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“…Later, Vick et al (1978) recorded significant mating disruption with the sex pheromone. The above studies by Sower & Whitmer (1977), and by Vick et al (1978) demonstrated the important interplay among pest population density, pheromone dose, and disruption efficacy for both species. Two emerging trends from these studies were the reduced efficacy of mating disruption at high pest densities, as well as improved disruption with increasing pheromone concentrations (Sower & Whitmer, 1977;Vick et al, 1978).…”

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“…The few attempts to investigate the efficacy of pheromone-mediated mating disruption of both P. interpunctella and S. cerealella, have yielded inconsis-tent results. Sower et al (1975) and Sower & Whitmer (1977) recorded reductions in the mating frequency and population growth rate of P. interpunctella with high concentrations of Z9,E12-14:Ac. , however, reported the inefficacy of pheromone for the disruption of P. interpunctella in the field.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Much of the work on mating disruption has focused on field and orchard pests (Shaver & Brown, 1993;Deland et al, 1994;Shorey et al, 1994;Fitzpatrick et al, 1995;Shorey & Gerber, 1996a, b). The few studies on mating disruption of stored-product insects have been conducted either in the laboratory (Brady & Daley, 1975;Hagstrum et al, 1978), or at best, in simulated environments (Sower & Whitmer, 1977;Hagstrum & Davis 1982;Prevett et al, 1989;Mafra-Neto & Baker, 1996;Isaacs et al, 1999). The potential use of pheromone-mediated mating disruption to control insect pests in warehouse conditions remains largely unexplored.…”

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Pheromone puffs suppress mating by Plodia interpunctella and Sitotroga cerealella in an infested corn store

Fadamiro

Baker

2002

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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The efficacy of pheromone mating disruption was investigated in a 7 × 6 × 3 m corn storage room harboring a high population density of Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) and Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier). Pheromones were released from a controlled release dispenser, the metered semiochemical timed release system (MSTRS™) at emission rates of ∼ 0.6 μg min−1 (Z9,E12:14:Ac for Indian meal moth) and ∼ 0.2 μg min−1 (Z7,E11‐16:Ac for Angouimois grain moth). Mating disruption efficacy was evaluated using three parameters: male capture in pheromone traps, visual examination of mating behavior, and the incidence and frequency of mating as measured by spermatophores. In three trials, comparisons were made between data collected before pheromone treatment and during treatment. Disruption of pheromone source location by males averaged 70% and 40% for P. interpunctella and S. cerealella, respectively, in the three trials. In addition, reduced levels of copulation by both species were recorded during pheromone treatment. More importantly, significant reductions were recorded in the incidence and frequency of mating by females of both species collected during the treatment period. While ∼ 85% of P. interpunctella females collected before pheromone treatment in three trials had mated at least once, only 50% of the females collected during treatment had mated. The mean number of matings, as measured by spermatophores, ranged between 0.8–1.1 and 0.5–0.7 before and during pheromone treatment, respectively. Similarly, a ∼ 20–30% reduction in the proportion of mated S. cerealella females was recorded during pheromone treatment. In the three trials, mean number of spermatophores per S. cerealella female averaged 1.0 and 0.7 during the pretreatment and treatment periods, respectively. Additional tests conducted in small boxes also recorded significant mating disruption of both species.

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Pheromone puffs suppress mating by Plodia interpunctella and Sitotroga cerealella in an infested corn store

Fadamiro

Baker

2002

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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“…The attract-and-kill, or attracticide, method is similar to mass-trapping, but instead of using traps, which can saturate with dead moths and need servicing, an insecticide-treated surface is coupled with the pheromone lure so that males contact the insecticide briefly and then die soon after (72,83). Mating disruption, in which a treatment area is saturated with an unnaturally high concentration of synthetic sex pheromone and males are unable to locate and successfully mate with females, has proven successful for stored-product moths under controlled conditions (101), and recently in commercial field settings (82,95). Government registration of a pheromone for the expressed purpose of controlling an insect pest population is required in the United States.…”

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Biorational Approaches to Managing Stored-Product Insects

Phillips

Throne

2010

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

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Stored-product insects can cause postharvest losses, estimated from up to 9% in developed countries to 20% or more in developing countries. There is much interest in alternatives to conventional insecticides for controlling stored-product insects because of insecticide loss due to regulatory action and insect resistance, and because of increasing consumer demand for product that is free of insects and insecticide residues. Sanitation is perhaps the first line of defense for grain stored at farms or elevators and for food-processing and warehouse facilities. Some of the most promising biorational management tools for farm-stored grain are temperature management and use of natural enemies. New tools for computer-assisted decision-making and insect sampling at grain elevators appear most promising. Processing facilities and warehouses usually rely on trap captures for decision-making, a process that needs further research to optimize.

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“…REICHMUTH et al (613) showed the utility of pheromone traps for early detection of the tobacco moth, Ephestia elutella, and the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella. SOWER et al (614,615) showed that mating frequency of the Indian meal moth and the almond moth, E. cautella, was effectively reduced at low population densities. WHEATLEY (107) and HAINES (617) also reported that mating frequency of the almond moth was reduced, and that detection and survey traps would be feasible and very useful for this pest and several related species.…”

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Insect Pheromones: A Critical Review of Recent Advances in Their Chemistry, Biology, and Application

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Young²,

Silverstein

1979

Fortschritte Der Chemie Organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products

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Population Growth and Mating Success of Indian Meal Moths 1 and Almond Moths 1 in the Presence of Synthetic Sex Pheromone

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Pheromone puffs suppress mating by Plodia interpunctella and Sitotroga cerealella in an infested corn store

Pheromone puffs suppress mating by Plodia interpunctella and Sitotroga cerealella in an infested corn store

Biorational Approaches to Managing Stored-Product Insects

Insect Pheromones: A Critical Review of Recent Advances in Their Chemistry, Biology, and Application

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