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Field optimization of the sex pheromone of Stenoma catenifer (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae): evaluation of lure types, trap height, male flight distances, and number of traps needed per avocado orchard for detection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2010

M.S. Hoddle ,
J.G. Millar ,
C.D. Hoddle ,
Y. Zou ,
J.S. McElfresh  and
S.M. Lesch
M.S. Hoddle
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
J.G. Millar
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
C.D. Hoddle*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Y. Zou
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
J.S. McElfresh
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
S.M. Lesch
Affiliation:
Statistical Consulting Collaboratory, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: 951-827-3086 E-mail: mark.hoddle@ucr.edu
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Abstract

The sex pheromone of Stenoma catenifer was evaluated in commercial avocado orchards in Guatemala to determine operational parameters, such as optimal lure type, trap height, trap density and estimates of the distances that male moths fly. Of four pheromone dispensers tested, gray and white rubber septa were of equal efficacy, whereas 1-ml low-density polyethylene vials and 2×3-cm polyethylene ziplock bags were least efficacious. The height at which wing traps were hung did not significantly affect the number of adult male S. catenifer captured. For monitoring S. catenifer, these data suggest that the pheromone should be dispensed from gray rubber septa in wing traps hung inside the tree canopy at 1.75 m, a height convenient for trap placement and monitoring. Mark-recapture studies of male S. catenifer indicated that, on average, males flew 67 m in one night. However, it is likely that this is an underestimate of the distance that male moths are capable of flying in a single night. Probabilistic modeling of S. catenifer capture data from different numbers of pheromone traps deployed in seven commercial avocado orchards of varying sizes and infestation levels suggested that 10–13 randomly deployed traps per orchard for a 7-day period are needed to detect at least one male S. catenifer with 90% confidence. These data provide sufficient information to develop effective protocols for using the S. catenifer pheromone to detect and monitor this pest in countries with endemic populations that are exporting fresh avocados, and for quarantine detection and incursion monitoring in countries receiving avocado imports from high risk areas.

Keywords

Antaeotricha nictitansdetectionmonitoringpheromone trapquarantine
Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 101 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 145 - 152
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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