Sensory adaptation of antennae and sex pheromone-mediated flight behavior in male oriental fruit moths (Leptidoptera: Tortricidae) after prolonged exposure to single and tertiary blends of synthetic sex pheromone

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 548-557

  D'Errico, G ^a   Faraone, N ^b   Rotundo, G ^a   De Cristofaro, A ^a   Trimble, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grapholita molesta; Mating disruption; Sensory adaptation; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

8 DODECENYL ACETATE; 8-DODECENYL ACETATE; INSECT ATTRACTANTS; LAURYL ALCOHOL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ACETATE; ADAPTATION; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MATING DISRUPTION; MOTH; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEX PHEROMONE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; FLYING; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; DODECANOL; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FRUIT; MALE; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

GRAPHOLITA MOLESTA; LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 84878703220     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN12298     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Bächman, A.-C., P. Anderson, M. Bengtsson, J. Löfqvist, C. R. Unelius, and P. Witzgall. 2000. Antennal response of codling moth males, Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), to the geometric isomers of codlemone and codlemone acetate. J. Comp. Physiol. A. 186: 513-519.
2. Baker, T. C., and R. T. Cardé. 1979. Analysis of pheromonemediated behaviors in male Grapholita molesta, the Oriental fruit moth. Environ. Entomol. 8: 956-968.
3. Baker, T. C., and R. T. Cardé. 1979. Endogenous and exogenous factors affecting periodicities of female calling and male sex pheromone response in Grapholita molesta (Busck). J. Insect Physiol. 25: 943-950.
4. Baker, T. C., B. S. Hansson, C. Löfstedt, and J. Löfqvist. 1988. Adaptation of antennal neurons in moths is associated with cessation of pheromone-mediated upwind ßight. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85: 9826-9830.
5. Barclay, H. J., and G.J.R. Judd. 1995. Models for mating disruption by means of pheromone for insect pest control. Res. Popul. Ecol. 37: 239-247.
6. Bartell, R. J. 1982. Mechanisms of communication disruption by pheromone in the control of Lepidoptera: A review. Physiol. Entomol. 7: 353-364.
7. Cardé, R.T. 1990. Principles of mating disruption, pp. 47-71. In R. Ridgway, R. M. Silverstein, and M. Inscoe (eds), Behavior-Modifying Chemicals for Insect Management: Applications of Pheromones and Other Attractants. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY.
8. Cardé, R.T. 2007. Using pheromones to disrupt mating of moth pests, pp. 122-169. In M. Kogan and P. Jepson (eds), Perspectives in Ecological Theory and Integrated Pest Management. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.
9. Cardé, A.M., T. C. Baker, and R. T. Cardé. 1979. Identification of a four-component sex pheromone of the female oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 5: 423-427.
10. Cardé, R.T., and A. K. Minks. 1995. Control of moth pests by mating disruption: Successes and constraints. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 40: 559-585.
11. Charlton, R. E., and R. T. Cardé. 1981. Comparing the effectiveness of sexual communication disruption in the oriental fruit moth (Grapholita molesta) using different combinations and dosages of its pheromone blend. J. Chem. Ecol. 7: 501-508.
12. El-Sayed, A. M., H. M. Fraser, and R. M. Trimble. 2001. Chemical identification and behavioural activity of (Z)- 11-tetradecenal in an eastern North American population of the obliquebanded leafroller. Can. Entomol. 133: 365- 374.
13. El-Sayed, A. M., J. Gödde, and H. Arn. 1999. Sprayer for quantitative application of odor stimuli. Environ. Entomol. 28: 947-953.
14. Faraone, N., G. D'Errico, V. Caleca, A. De Cristofaro, and R. M. Trimble. 2013. Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of oriental fruit moth to citral alone and in combination with pheromone. Environ. Entomol. 42: 314-322.
15. Fraser, H. W., and R. M. Trimble. 2001. Effect of delayed mating on the reproductive biology of the Oriental fruit moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Can. Entomol. 133: 219-227.
16. Lee, S. G., and T. C. Baker. 2008. Incomplete electrical isolation of sex-pheromone responsive olfactory receptor neurons from neighboring sensilla. J. Insect Physiol. 54: 663-671.
17. Linn, C. E., and W. L. Roelofs. 1981. Modification of sex pheromone blend discrimination in male Oriental fruit moths by pre-exposure to (E)-8-dodecenyl acetate. Physiol. Entomol. 6: 421-429.
18. Maini, S., and G. Accinelli. 2001. Confusione-disorientamento e distrazione sessuale: Confronti tra erogatori di feromone di Cydia molesta (Busck). Informatore Fitopatol. 10: 36-40.
19. Miller, J. R., L. J. Gut, F. M. de Lame, and L. L. Stelinski. 2006a. Differentiation of competitive vs. non-competitive mechanisms mediating disruption of moth sexual communication by point sources of sex pheromone (Part I): Theory. J. Chem. Ecol. 32: 2089-2114.
20. Miller, J. R., L. J. Gut, F. M. de Lame, and L. L. Stelinski. 2006b. Differentiation of competitive vs. non-competitive mechanisms mediating disruption of moth sexual communication by point sources of sex pheromone (Part 2): Case studies. J. Chem. Ecol. 32: 2115-2143.
21. Minks, A. K., and R. T. Cardé. 1988. Disruption of pheromone communication in moths: Is the natural blend really most efficacious? Entomol. Exp. Appl. 49: 25-36.
22. Pree, D. J. 1985. Grapholita molesta, pp. 307-311. In S. Pritam and R. F. Moore (eds), Handbook of Insect Rearing, vol. 1: Elsevier, New York, NY.
23. Pree, D. J., L. Whitty, L. Van Driel, and G. M. Walker. 1998. Resistance to insecticides in oriental fruit moth populations (Grapholita molesta) from the Niagara peninsula of Ontario. Can. Entomol. 130: 245-256.
24. Roelofs, W. L., A. Comeau, and R. Selle. 1969. Sex pheromone of the oriental fruit moth. Science 224: 723.
25. Rothschild, G.H.L., and R. A. Vickers. 1991. Biology, ecology and control of the oriental fruit moth, pp. 389-412. In L.P.S. van der Geest and H. H. Evenhuis (eds), Tortricid Pests, Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. Elsevier Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
26. Rumbo, E. R., and R. A. Vickers. 1997. Prolonged adaptation as possible mating disruption mechanism in oriental fruit moth, Cydia (-Grapholita) molesta. J. Chem. Ecol. 23: 445-457.
27. Sanders, C. J. 1997. Mechanisms of mating disruption in moths, pp. 333-346. In R. T. Cardé and A. K. Minks (eds), Insect Pheromone Research: New Directions. Chapman & Hall, New York, NY.
28. Sanders, C. J., and G. S. Lucuik. 1996. Disruption of male oriental fruit moth to calling females in a wind tunnel by different concentrations of synthetic pheromone. J. Chem. Ecol. 22: 1971-1986.
29. SAS Institute. 2007. JMP version 7. SAS Institute, Cary, NC.
30. Stelinski, L. L., L. J. Gut, A. V. Pierzchala, and J. R. Miller. 2004. Field observations quantifying attraction of four tortricid moths to high-dosage pheromone dispensers in untreated and pheromone-treated orchards. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 113: 187-196.
31. Trimble, R. M. 2012. Sexual behavior of Grapholita molesta and Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in a ßight tunnel after prolonged exposure to the aerial concentration of pheromone previously measured in orchards treated with pheromone for mating disruption. Environ. Entomol. 41: 1481-1493.
32. Trimble, R. M., D. J. Pree, and N. J. Carter. 2001. Integrated control of oriental fruit moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in peach orchards using insecticide and mating disruption. J. Econ. Entomol. 94: 476-485.
33. Trimble, R. M., D. J. Pree, E. S. Barszcz, and N. J. Carter. 2004. Comparison of a sprayable pheromone formulation and two hand-applied pheromone dispensers for use in the integrated control of oriental fruit moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 97: 482-489.
34. Trimble, R. M., and D. B. Marshall. 2007. Quantitative method for pheromone delivery in studies of sensory adaptation of moth antennae. Physiol. Entomol. 32: 388- 393.
35. Trimble, R. M., and D. B. Marshall. 2010. Differences in the relationship between sensory adaptation of antennae and concentration of aerial pheromone in the oriental fruit moth and obliquebanded leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Implications for the role of adaptation in sex pheromone-mediated mating disruption of these species. Environ. Entomol. 39: 625-632.
36. Valeur, P. G., and C. Löfstedt. 1996. Behaviour of male oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta, in overlapping sex pheromone plumes in a wind tunnel. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 79: 51-59.
37. Zar, J. H. 2010. Biostatistical analysis, 5th ed. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.