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The first account of the mating disruption technique for the control of California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii Maskell (Homoptera: Diaspididae) using new biodegradable dispensers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 January 2009

S. Vacas ,
C. Alfaro ,
V. Navarro-Llopis  and
J. Primo
S. Vacas
Affiliation:
Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Edificio 6C, Camino de Vera s/n 46022, Valencia, Spain
C. Alfaro*
Affiliation:
Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Edificio 6C, Camino de Vera s/n 46022, Valencia, Spain
V. Navarro-Llopis
Affiliation:
Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Edificio 6C, Camino de Vera s/n 46022, Valencia, Spain
J. Primo
Affiliation:
Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Edificio 6C, Camino de Vera s/n 46022, Valencia, Spain
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +34963879059 E-mail: calfaro@ceqa.upv.es
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Abstract

Semiochemical-based pest management programs have been increasingly used to provide environmentally friendly methods for the control of major insect pests. The efficacy of the mating disruption technique has been demonstrated for several moth pests. Unfortunately, not many experiments on mating disruption to control diaspididae species have been documented. In this work, biodegradable dispensers for mating disruption with increasing pheromone loads were used in order to study the potential of this technique for the control of Aonidiella aurantii Maskell. Field trial results demonstrated that dispensers loaded with 50 mg (a.i.) (20 g ha−1) and 100 mg (a.i.) (40 g ha−1) of sex pheromone were the most suitable, achieving significant reductions in male catches, compared to an untreated plot. In treated plots, virtually a 70% reduction in damage to fruit was recorded. Pheromone release profiles of all the dispensers were also studied under field conditions. We found that emission values >250 μg day−1 were the most suitable. This study suggests a new biodegradable dispenser capable of interfering with normal A. aurantii chemical communication. The use of mating disruption as a control method against A. aurantii is discussed.

Keywords

mating disruptionAonidiella aurantiipheromone dispenserCalifornia red scale
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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 99 , Issue 4 , August 2009 , pp. 415 - 423
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Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press

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