Development of Pheromone-Based Mating Disruption for Three Lepidopteran Pests of Currant in Northern Europe
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| Title: | Development of Pheromone-Based Mating Disruption for Three Lepidopteran Pests of Currant in Northern Europe |
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| Authors: | Anderbrant, Olle, Huynh, Hanh, Isaksson, Ann Kristin, Myhre, Line Beate Lersveen, Löfstedt, Christer, Mogan, Sigrid, Öberg, Elisabeth, Rantanen, Marja, Thöming, Gunda, Svensson, Glenn P. |
| Contributors: | Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Strategic research areas (SRA), BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Strategiska forskningsområden (SFO), BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Sections at the Department of Biology, Sensory Biology, Lunds universitet, Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Biologiska institutionen, Avdelningar vid Biologiska institutionen, Sinnesbiologi, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Research groups at the Department of Biology, Pheromone Group, Lunds universitet, Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Biologiska institutionen, Forskargrupper vid Biologiska institutionen, Feromongruppen, Originator |
| Source: | Journal of Applied Entomology. 149(8):1227-1236 |
| Subject Terms: | Agricultural and Veterinary sciences, Other Agricultural Sciences, Other Agricultural Sciences not elsewhere specified, Lantbruksvetenskap och veterinärmedicin, Annan lantbruksvetenskap, Övrig annan lantbruksvetenskap, Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation), Naturvetenskap, Biologi, Ekologi, Chemical Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Kemi, Organisk kemi |
| Description: | Currant, and in particular blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, is widely grown in Europe. It is the host of a number of pest insects, but their occurrence and the damage they cause vary geographically. In northern Europe, three lepidopteran species, the currant shoot borer (Lampronia capitella), the currant clearwing (Synanthedon tipuliformis), and the currant bud moth (Euhyponomeutoides albithoracellus), are particularly damaging and sometimes cause decreased plant vigour and drastic yield losses. With fewer insecticides approved for use and with an increased interest in organic production of currants, the need for alternative methods to control these moths is urgent. We here applied pheromone-based mating disruption in small and sometimes well isolated plantations in Finland, Norway and Sweden against the three pests using 15–25 g of active ingredients and 300 dispensers per ha. A strong trap shutdown effect, up to 100%, was recorded for the currant clearwing and the currant bud moth, but no effect on the most widespread species, the currant shoot borer, was noted. After 1 year of treatment, however, it was not possible to detect any significant effect on the damage level or on the future adult population size of the pests. We conclude that for the currant clearwing and the currant bud moth, mating disruption is likely to work with higher pheromone doses or modified dispenser density, whereas the reason behind the lack of effect on the currant shoot borer needs to be addressed by new experiments and observations of behaviour. |
| Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13446 |
| Database: | SwePub |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Currant, and in particular blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, is widely grown in Europe. It is the host of a number of pest insects, but their occurrence and the damage they cause vary geographically. In northern Europe, three lepidopteran species, the currant shoot borer (Lampronia capitella), the currant clearwing (Synanthedon tipuliformis), and the currant bud moth (Euhyponomeutoides albithoracellus), are particularly damaging and sometimes cause decreased plant vigour and drastic yield losses. With fewer insecticides approved for use and with an increased interest in organic production of currants, the need for alternative methods to control these moths is urgent. We here applied pheromone-based mating disruption in small and sometimes well isolated plantations in Finland, Norway and Sweden against the three pests using 15–25 g of active ingredients and 300 dispensers per ha. A strong trap shutdown effect, up to 100%, was recorded for the currant clearwing and the currant bud moth, but no effect on the most widespread species, the currant shoot borer, was noted. After 1 year of treatment, however, it was not possible to detect any significant effect on the damage level or on the future adult population size of the pests. We conclude that for the currant clearwing and the currant bud moth, mating disruption is likely to work with higher pheromone doses or modified dispenser density, whereas the reason behind the lack of effect on the currant shoot borer needs to be addressed by new experiments and observations of behaviour. |
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| ISSN: | 09312048 14390418 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jen.13446 |