Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths
The tea geometrid Ectropis obliqua is one of the most serious leaf-feeding insect pests in tea (Camellia sinensis) in East Asia. Although several volatile chemicals emitted from tea plants have been reported to be attractive to E. obliqua moths, no synthetic attractants for E. obliqua moths have bee...
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| author | Xiao-ling SUN Xi-wang LI Zhao-jun XIN Juan-juan HAN Wei RAN Shu LEI |
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| description | The tea geometrid Ectropis obliqua is one of the most serious leaf-feeding insect pests in tea (Camellia sinensis) in East Asia. Although several volatile chemicals emitted from tea plants have been reported to be attractive to E. obliqua moths, no synthetic attractants for E. obliqua moths have been developed. By measuring the behavioral responses of the moth to a series of chemicals in the lab, we found that a blend containing a ternary mixture containing (Z)-3-hexenal, (Z)-3-hexenyl hexanoate and benzyl alcohol clearly attracted to E. obliqua moths of both sex and that (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate could enhance the attractiveness of the ternary blend. Moreover, we found that the volatiles emitted from the plant-E. obliqua larva complex have the same attractiveness as: 1) the blend of volatiles containing the ternary mixture and 2) the blend containing (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate plus the ternary mixture to both male and female moths. In a field bioassay, more male moths were observed on traps that were baited with the blend containing (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate plus the ternary mixture than on control traps. Our study raises the tantalizing possibility that synthetic blends could be deployed as attractants for pests in the field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ecf42feefff4c3b9756a9b3c116e9e12022-12-21T22:02:14ZengElsevierJournal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192016-07-0115715321539Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua mothsXiao-ling SUN0Xi-wang LI1Zhao-jun XIN2Juan-juan HAN3Wei RAN4Shu LEI5Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. China; Correspondence SUN Xiao-ling, Tel: +86-571-86650350, Fax: +86-571-86650331Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. ChinaTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. ChinaTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. ChinaTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. ChinaTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, P.R. ChinaThe tea geometrid Ectropis obliqua is one of the most serious leaf-feeding insect pests in tea (Camellia sinensis) in East Asia. Although several volatile chemicals emitted from tea plants have been reported to be attractive to E. obliqua moths, no synthetic attractants for E. obliqua moths have been developed. By measuring the behavioral responses of the moth to a series of chemicals in the lab, we found that a blend containing a ternary mixture containing (Z)-3-hexenal, (Z)-3-hexenyl hexanoate and benzyl alcohol clearly attracted to E. obliqua moths of both sex and that (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate could enhance the attractiveness of the ternary blend. Moreover, we found that the volatiles emitted from the plant-E. obliqua larva complex have the same attractiveness as: 1) the blend of volatiles containing the ternary mixture and 2) the blend containing (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate plus the ternary mixture to both male and female moths. In a field bioassay, more male moths were observed on traps that were baited with the blend containing (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate plus the ternary mixture than on control traps. Our study raises the tantalizing possibility that synthetic blends could be deployed as attractants for pests in the field.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915612941attractantsynthetic volatile blendsEctropis obliquamothtea plantation |
| spellingShingle | Xiao-ling SUN Xi-wang LI Zhao-jun XIN Juan-juan HAN Wei RAN Shu LEI Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths Journal of Integrative Agriculture attractant synthetic volatile blends Ectropis obliqua moth tea plantation |
| title | Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths |
| title_full | Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths |
| title_fullStr | Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths |
| title_short | Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths |
| title_sort | development of synthetic volatile attractant for male ectropis obliqua moths |
| topic | attractant synthetic volatile blends Ectropis obliqua moth tea plantation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915612941 |
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