Supplementary Data on Phenylacetaldehyde: an Attractant for Lepidoptera1

Creighton, C. S.; McFadden, T. L.; Cuthbert, E. R.

doi:10.1093/jee/66.1.114

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“…different shape of traps and flowers, may also have reduced the trap catches. Phenylacetaldehyde, the most attractive scent in our study, has been reported earlier as an attractant for diurnal and nocturnal Lepidoptera (Creighton et al 1973;Cantello and Jakobson 1979;Haynes et al 1991;Heath et al 1992;Honda et al 1998;Andersson and Dobson 2003) and honeybees (Blight et al 1997). Andersson et al (2002) describes phenylacetaldehyde as a characteristic compound of butterflypollinated flowers because of its widespread occurrence in such plants, but the compound has also been found in many other plants (Knudsen et al 1993).…”

Section: Behaviourally Active Fragrancessupporting

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Floral scent emission and pollinator attraction in two species of Gymnadenia (Orchidaceae)

Huber

Kaiser

Sauter³

et al. 2004

Oecologia

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We investigated scent composition and pollinator attraction in two closely related orchids, Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br. s.l. and Gymnadenia odoratissima (L.) Rich. in four populations during the day and night. We collected pollinators of both species using hand nets and sampled floral odour by headspace sorption. We analysed the samples by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry to identify compounds and with electroantennographic detection to identify compounds with physiological activity in pollinators. In order to evaluate the attractiveness of the physiologically active compounds, we carried out trapping experiments in the field with single active odour substances and mixtures thereof. By collecting insects from flowers, we caught eight pollinators of G. conopsea, which were members of four Lepidoptera families, and 37 pollinators of G. odoratissima, from five Lepidopteran families. There was no overlap in pollinator species caught from the two orchids using nets. In the scent analyses, we identified 45 volatiles in G. conopsea of which three (benzyl acetate, eugenol, benzyl benzoate) were physiologically active. In G. odoratissima, 44 volatiles were identified, of which seven were physiologically active (benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, benzyl acetate, 1-phenyl-2,3-butandione, phenylethyl acetate, eugenol, and one unknown compound). In field bioassays using a mixture of the active G. odoratissima compounds and phenylacetaldehyde alone we caught a total of 25 moths, some of which carried Gymnadenia pollinia. A blend of the active G. conopsea volatiles placed in the G. odoratissima population did not attract any pollinators. The two orchids emitted different odour bouquets during the day and night, but G. odoratissima showed greater temporal differences in odour composition, with phenylacetaldehyde showing a significant increase during the night. The species differed considerably in floral odour emission and this differentiation was stronger in the active than non-active compounds. This differentiation of the two species, especially in the emission of active compounds, appears to have evolved under selection for attraction of different suites of Lepidopteran pollinators.

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Section: Behaviourally Active Fragrancessupporting

confidence: 70%

Floral scent emission and pollinator attraction in two species of Gymnadenia (Orchidaceae)

Huber

Kaiser

Sauter³

et al. 2004

Oecologia

168

174

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“…(E)-Cinnamaldehyde has been reported as an attractant for Diabrotica beetles (Lance and Sutter 1991;Herbert et al 1996), and attractancy of phenylacetaldehyde has been reported for several taxa including moths (Cantelo and Jacobson 1979;Creighton et al 1973), the common green lacewings (Tóth et al 2006a) and also for the nearctic Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Cantelo and Jacobson 1979), however, this was Fig. 2 Captures of bugs (both sexes together) in different trap designs baited with phenylacetaldehyde and in unbaited traps.…”

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Attraction of Lygus rugulipennis and Adelphocoris lineolatus to synthetic floral odour compounds in field experiments in Hungary

2012

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Field experiments were carried out to ascertain whether synthetic floral odour compounds were attractive for two pest bug species. The European tarnished plant bug (Lygus rugulipennis Poppius) has been reported to damage various crops (e.g. strawberry, sugarbeet, alfalfa, cucumber), and the alfalfa plant bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze)) is considered as a pest of alfalfa and Bt-cotton. In our field tests, traps baited with phenylacetaldehyde caught significantly more L. rugulipennis than unbaited traps. In addition, A. lineolatus was also attracted to phenylacetaldehyde-baited traps. When testing other, EAG active compounds, (E)-cinnamaldehyde attracted A. lineolatus as well. This compound was also attractive for L. rugulipennis, however, to a lesser extent than phenylacetaldehyde. When the two compounds were presented in combination, no synergistic or inhibitory effect was detected in either species. By attracting both sexes of both species, these new attractants may prove to be useful and provide the basis for further development of new lures for agricultural use.

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“…Phenylacetaldehyde (PAA) is recognized as broadly attractive to Lepidoptera (Creighton et al, 1973;Cantelo and Jacobson, 1979;Meagher 2001), and has been reported to attract also both sexes of O. nubilalis (Maini and Burgio, 1990;Burgio and Maini, 1994). However, its effect on O. nubilalis is relatively weak and according to general experience of farmers captures in traps baited with PAA are too low to allow for practical applications (Tóth et al, unpublished).…”

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An improved female-targeted semiochemical lure for the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn.

Tóth¹,

Szarukán²,

Nagy³

et al. 2016

Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica

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The addition of synthetic 4-methoxy-2-phenethyl alcohol to the known attractant phenylacetaldehyde synergized attraction of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis, the blend invariably catching 3 to 5 times more than phenylacetaldehyde on its own. Highest catches were recorded by the 1:1 blend. Both females and males were attracted, supposedly in the natural sex ratio of the local population. This improved bisex O. nubilalis attractant could be more efficient and more suitable for detection and monitoring purposes than previously know lures, making possible to draw more reliable plant protection decisions.

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Supplementary Data on Phenylacetaldehyde: an Attractant for Lepidoptera1

Cited by 43 publications

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Floral scent emission and pollinator attraction in two species of Gymnadenia (Orchidaceae)

Floral scent emission and pollinator attraction in two species of Gymnadenia (Orchidaceae)

Attraction of Lygus rugulipennis and Adelphocoris lineolatus to synthetic floral odour compounds in field experiments in Hungary

An improved female-targeted semiochemical lure for the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn.

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