Attraction of Cerambycid Beetles to Their Aggregation-Sex Pheromones Is Influenced by Volatiles From Host Plants of Their Larvae

Here, we describe a field experiment that tested for attraction of cerambycid beetles to odors from angiosperm hosts, and whether plant volatiles also serve to enhance attraction of beetles to their aggregation-sex pheromones. Traps were baited with a blend of synthesized chemicals that are common p...

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Published in:Environmental entomology 2017-06, Vol.46 (3), p.649-653
Main Authors: Wong, J.C.H, Zou, Y, Millar, J. G, Hanks, L. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cerambycidae
CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
Chemotaxis
Coleoptera - growth & development
Coleoptera - physiology
Feeding Behavior
Female
Food Chain
Fraxinus - chemistry
Illinois
Larva - physiology
longhorned beetle
Male
Odorants - analysis
Quercus - chemistry
Salix - chemistry
semiochemical
Sex Attractants - pharmacology
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Summary:Here, we describe a field experiment that tested for attraction of cerambycid beetles to odors from angiosperm hosts, and whether plant volatiles also serve to enhance attraction of beetles to their aggregation-sex pheromones. Traps were baited with a blend of synthesized chemicals that are common pheromone components of species in the subfamilies Cerambycinae and Lamiinae. The source of plant volatiles was chipped wood from trees of three angiosperm species, as well as from one nonhost, gymnosperm species. Bioassays were conducted in wooded areas of east-central Illinois. Traps were baited with the pheromone blend alone, the blend + wood chips from one tree species, wood chips alone, or a solvent control lure. Seven species of cerambycids were significantly attracted to the pheromone blend, with or without wood chips. In two cases, wood chips from angiosperms appeared to enhance attraction to pheromones, whereas they inhibited attraction in another three cases. Pine chips did not strongly influence attraction of any species. Overall, our results suggest that host plant volatiles from wood chips may improve trap catch with synthesized pheromones for some cerambycid species, but the effect is not general, necessitating case-by-case testing to determine how individual target species are affected.
ISSN:0046-225X
1938-2936
DOI:10.1093/ee/nvx067