Mating Disruption of a Flighted Spongy Moth, Lymantria Dispar Japonica (Motchulsky) in Japan.
J Chem Ecol
; 2024 Jun 29.
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ABSTRACT
Mating disruption of a flighted spongy moth, Lymantria dispar japonica (Motchulsky)(Lepidoptera Lymantridae), with a synthetic version of its sex pheromone, (+)-disparlure ([7R,8S] -cis-7,8-epoxy-2- methyloctadecane), was tested in the forests in Japan. Pheromone trap catches and the percentage mating of tethered females were measured in the pheromone-treated and untreated control forests. The attraction of male moths to pheromone traps placed at a height of 1.5 m was significantly disrupted when the pheromone dispensers were placed at 1.5 m height, but many moths were captured in control plots. Mating of tethered females placed at 1.5 m was inhibited entirely, while 44% of females were mated in an untreated control forest. We report the first trial of mating disruption against a flighted spongy moth, and these results suggest that mating disruption with the synthetic sex pheromone appears promising for reducing damage caused by L. dispar japonica.
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J Chem Ecol
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Japão