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RELEASE RATES AND ATTRACTION OF PVC LURES CONTAINING SYNTHETIC SEX ATTRACTANT OF THE SPRUCE BUDWORM, CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. J. Sanders
Affiliation:
Great Lakes Forest Research Centre, Canadian Forestry Service, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5M7

Abstract

Release rates of synthetic attractant of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.), from a PVC formulation were determined by weight loss. They varied in direct proportion to the initial concentration of the attractant and also with the size of the pellet. Release rates declined by about 50% over the time intervals of 10–40 days and 40–100 days. Initially they were two to three times lower at 10°C than at 21°C, but were far more constant over time at the lower temperature. A pellet weighing 130 mg containing 42 μg of attractant released an estimated .1–1 μg/day, or 4–40 ng/h, which is close to the rate of emission by a calling female (Silk et al. 1980), and field trapping data showed that a lure this size attracted the same number of males as a calling female.

Résumé

Les taux d’émission d’attractif synthétique par la Tordeuse des bourgeons de l’Épinette (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) à partir d’une formule PVC ont été déterminés d’après la perte de poids. Ils ont varié en proportion directe de la concentration initiale de l’attractif et aussi d’après la dimension de la granule. Les taux d’émission ont décliné d’environ 50% sur des intervalles de 10 à 40 jours et de 40 à 100 jours. Au début, ils étaient deux à trois fois plus bas à 10°C qu’à 21°C, mais étaient beaucoup plus constants avec le temps, à la température la plus basse. Une granule de 130 mg contenant 42 μg d’attractif laissait échapper, estime 0.1 à 1 μg par jour, ou 4 à 40 ng par heure, ce qui se rapproche du taux d’émission d’une femelle appelante (Silk et al. 1980) et les données de trappage ont indiqué qu’un appât de cette dimension attirait le même nombre de mâles qu’un appel de la femelle.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1981

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