Pheromone-based attractant for males of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1469-1476

  Heath, Robert R ^a   Teal, Peter E A ^b   Epsky, Nancy D ^a   Dueben, Barbara D ^b   Hight, Stephen D ^a   Bloem, Stephanie ^c   Carpenter, James E ^a   Weissling, Thomas J ^d   Kendra, Paul E ^a   Cibrian Tovar, Juan ^e   Bloem, Kenneth A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^e University of Nebraska ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Field trapping; Gland extracts; Lure; Olfactometer; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; CACTUS; FIELD METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; MATING BEHAVIOR; MOTH; OLFACTION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PEST SPECIES; PHEROMONE; TRAPPING;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 34249050477     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2006)35[1469:PAFMOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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