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Tóth M, Furlan L, Szarukán I, Nagy A, Vuts J, Toshova T, Velchev D, Lohonyai Z, Imrei Z. The Addition of a Pheromone to a Floral Lure Increases Catches of Females of the Click Beetle Agriotes ustulatus (Schaller) (Coleoptera: Elateridae). J Chem Ecol 2019; 45:667-672. [PMID: 31313134 PMCID: PMC6707976 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-019-01087-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Agriotes ustulatus is an economically important click beetle in Europe. A female-produced pheromone, (E,E)-farnesyl acetate, has been identified and is used for monitoring and detecting males. More recently, a floral lure targeting females with modest, but significant, activity has been described. Based on preliminary data, we hypothesized, that similar to the effects on the congeneric A. brevis, addition of the pheromone to the floral lure should improve female A. ustulatus catches. Also, as click beetles have been reported to respond to white light, we studied possible interactions between visual and chemical cues. In field trials, the addition of the synthetic pheromone to the floral lure resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of females trapped, whereas male catches remained unaffected and equal to those in traps baited with pheromone only. A white visual cue did not influence trap catches. Maximum catches of both sexes of A. ustulatus can be achieved using the pheromone and the floral lure inside the same trap. Furthermore, the compounds can be formulated in a single polyethylene bag dispenser, making handling of the trap easier. Due to a much larger proportion of females in the catch, this improved trap may be a promising tool for semiochemical-based, environmentally sound agricultural practice against this important pest.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miklós Tóth
- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman O. u. 15, Budapest, H-1022, Hungary.
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- Veneto Agricoltura, Settore Ricerca Agraria, I-35020, Legnaro, Italy
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Univesity of Debrecen, POB 400, Debrecen, H-4002, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Univesity of Debrecen, POB 400, Debrecen, H-4002, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman O. u. 15, Budapest, H-1022, Hungary
- Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, blvd. Tsar Osvoboditel 1, BG-1000, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman O. u. 15, Budapest, H-1022, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman O. u. 15, Budapest, H-1022, Hungary
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Imrei Z, Molander MA, Winde IB, Lohonyai Z, Csonka ÉB, Fail J, Hanks LM, Zou Y, Millar JG, Tóth M, Larsson MC. Identification of the aggregation-sex pheromone of Plagionotus arcuatus ssp. arcuatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from two geographically separated European populations. Naturwissenschaften 2019; 106:18. [PMID: 31028459 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-019-1612-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Plagionotus arcuatus ssp. arcuatus (L.) is a common saproxylic cerambycid beetle in most parts of Europe, and is designated as an occasional pest of oak wood that is stored outside during the summer months. In an effort to identify attractants that can be used for monitoring this species, we collected headspace samples from adult beetles and conducted field bioassays with the resulting compounds as potential aggregation-sex pheromone components for this species. Three compounds, (R)-3-hydroxyhexan-2-one, (R)-3-hydroxyoctan-2-one, and (R)-3-hydroxydecan-2-one, were consistently present in relatively large quantities in headspace extracts from male P. arcuatus populations in both Hungary and Sweden, regardless of the adsorbent media (activated charcoal or Porapak™ Q) used to sample beetle odors, or the type of solvent (hexane, diethyl ether, or dichloromethane) used to elute trapped volatiles from the collectors. None of the hydroxyketone and related compounds were detected in corresponding extracts from females. In field bioassays in both countries, the blend of the C6 and C10 compounds, and the ternary blend both attracted significantly more beetles than the control, while other combinations or single compounds were not significantly attractive. Males and females showed similar patterns of responses to treatments. Our results demonstrate that (R)-3-hydroxyhexan-2-one and (R)-3-hydroxydecan-2-one constitute a male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of P. arcuatus, whereas the role of (R)-3-hydroxyoctan-2-one remains unclear. Lures with the pheromone could be developed for monitoring of P. arcuatus populations as an indicator of fresh oak wood resources.
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- Zoltán Imrei
- Plant Protection Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 15 Herman Otto Street, Budapest, H-1525, Hungary.
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- Unit of Chemical Ecology, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 102, Sundsvägen 14, 230 53, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Unit of Chemical Ecology, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 102, Sundsvägen 14, 230 53, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Plant Protection Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 15 Herman Otto Street, Budapest, H-1525, Hungary.,Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, H-1118, 44 Ménesi Street, Budapest, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 15 Herman Otto Street, Budapest, H-1525, Hungary
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- Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, H-1118, 44 Ménesi Street, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Plant Protection Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 15 Herman Otto Street, Budapest, H-1525, Hungary
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- Unit of Chemical Ecology, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 102, Sundsvägen 14, 230 53, Alnarp, Sweden
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Semiochemistry of the Scarabaeoidea. J Chem Ecol 2014; 40:190-210. [PMID: 24474404 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-014-0377-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The superfamily Scarabaeoidea comprises a large and diverse monophyletic group. Members share ancestral characteristics, but often exhibit considerable differences in their ecology, physiology, or mating strategies. A large number of species are regarded as pests of crop or amenity plants, while others are beneficial to humans and even may be extremely rare as a result of anthropogenic activities. A significant number of chemical ecology-based studies have been conducted with the Scarabaeoidea in order to characterize semiochemicals influencing their behavior, such as pheromones and plant-derived allelochemicals. These may be used either to control or preserve populations of the beetles, depending upon pest or beneficial status. This paper is a review of the role and identity of the semiochemicals of the Scarabaeoidea, with comments on possible future research and applied opportunities in the field of chemical ecology.
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Schmitt T, Krell FT, Linsenmair KE. Quinone mixture as attractant for necrophagous dung beetles specialized on dead millipedes. J Chem Ecol 2005; 30:731-40. [PMID: 15260220 DOI: 10.1023/b:joec.0000028428.53797.cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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2-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone (toluquinone) and 2-methoxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone are the most common components of defensive secretions of juliform millipedes (Diplopoda: Juliformia). A natural and a synthetic millipede-defensive secretion composed of these two substances attract dung beetles of a few Onthophagus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) that feed mainly on freshly dead millipedes. This olfactory mechanism and adaptation to the toxic effects of quinones enables them to be the first and exclusive users of this resource.
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- Thomas Schmitt
- Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Zoologie III, Biozentrum, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany
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