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Moths trapped in Alaska with feeding attractant lures and the seasonal flight patterns of potential agricultural pests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Peter J. Landolt ,
Alberto Pantoja ,
Aaron Hagerty ,
Lars Crabo  and
Daryl Green
Peter J. Landolt*
Affiliation:
USDA, ARS, Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, Washington 98951, United States of America
Alberto Pantoja
Affiliation:
USDA, ARS, Subarctic Agricultural Research Unit, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, United States of America
Aaron Hagerty
Affiliation:
USDA, ARS, Subarctic Agricultural Research Unit, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, United States of America
Lars Crabo
Affiliation:
724 18th Street, Bellingham, Washington 98225, United States of America
Daryl Green
Affiliation:
USDA, ARS, Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, Washington 98951, United States of America
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: landolt@yarl.ars.usda.gov).
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Abstract

Traps baited with two types of chemical feeding attractants yielded 97 species of macrolepidoptera at three areas in Alaska (Fairbanks, Delta Junction, and Palmer). These were 16 geometrid, 1 thyatirid, and 76 noctuid moth species and 4 species of nymphalid butterflies. Potential crop pests trapped included Apamea devastator (Brace) (glassy cutworm), Xestia c-nigrum L. (spotted cutworm), Xestia smithii (Snellen) (Smith's dart), Euxoa ochrogaster (Guenée) (redbacked cutworm), and Discestra trifolii (Hufnagel) (clover cutworm). The clover cutworm was captured early in the season (May into June), while Smith's dart, glassy cutworm, spotted cutworm, and redbacked cutworm were captured in traps in mid to late summer. Many more species and greater numbers of moths were captured in traps baited with acetic acid and 3-methyl-1-butanol than in traps baited with a multicomponent floral lure (phenylacetaldehyde, methyl salicylate, methyl-2-methoxy benzoate, and β-myrcene). However, most of the geometrid moths captured (12 of 16 species) were in floral lure traps, while one species of Hadeninae (Noctuidae) and both species of Plusiinae (Noctuidae) were trapped exclusively in floral lure traps. The one thyatirid, both Catocalinae noctuid species, and most Amphipyrinae, Cuculliinae, Hadeninae, and Noctuinae noctuid species were captured in traps baited with acetic acid and 3-methyl-1-butanol. In addition, large numbers of bumblebees were captured in traps baited with the floral lure, while large numbers of yellowjackets were captured in traps baited with acetic acid and 3-methyl-1-butanol.

Résumé

Des pièges appâtés avec des attractifs alimentaires chimiques ont capturé 97 espèces de macrolépidoptères dans trois régions d'Alaska (Fairbanks, Delta Junction et Palmer). Parmi les papillons de nuit, il y a 16 espèces de géométridés, 1 de thyatiridés et 76 de noctuidés; les papillons de jour comptent 4 espèces de nymphalidés. Les ravageurs de culture potentiels pièges comprennent Apamea devastator (Brace) (ver-gris vitreux), Xestia c-nigrum L. (ver-gris tacheté), Xestia smithii (Snellen),Euxoa ochrogaster (Guénée) (ver-gris à dos rouge) et Discestra trifolii (Hufnagel) (ver-gris du trèfle). Le ver-gris du trèfle fût capturé tôt dans la saison (mai à juin), alors que Xestia smithii, le ver-gris vitreux, le ver-gris tacheté et le ver-gris à dos rouge sont récoltés dans les pièges du milieu à la fin de l'été. Plusieurs autres espèces et des nombres plus importants de papillons de nuit sont pris dans des pièges munis d'acide acétique et de 3-méthyl-1-butanol que dans les pièges appâtés d'un leurre à base florale et à composition complexe (phénylacétaldéhyde, salicycate de méthyle, 2-méthoxy-benzoate de méthyle et β-myrcène). Cependant, la plupart des papillons géométridés (12 de 14 espèces) ont été capturés dans les pièges à appât floral; une espèce d'hadéninés (noctuidés) et les deux espèces de plusiinés (noctuidés) ont été récoltées exclusivement dans les pièges à appât floral. La seule espèce de thyatiridés, les deux espèces de noctuidés catocalinés et la plupart des noctuidés amphipyrinés, cuculliinés, hadéninés et noctuinés ont été récoltés dans des pièges munis d'acide acétique et de 3-méthyl-1-butanol. De plus, de grands nombres de bourdons ont été recueillis dans les pièges à appât floral, alors que de nombreuses guêpes ont été retrouvées dans les pièges munis d'acide acétique et de 3-méthyl-1-butanol.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 139 , Issue 2 , April 2007 , pp. 278 - 291
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2007

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