Development of an attractant-baited trap for Oxythyrea funesta Poda (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)

Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2008 Sep-Oct;63(9-10):761-8. doi: 10.1515/znc-2008-9-1023.

Abstract

In electroantennographic tests isosafrol, methyl salicylate, (+/-)-lavandulol, geraniol, (E)-anethol, and beta-ionone evoked the largest responses from antennae of female or male Oxythyrea funesta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) adult beetles. In field trapping tests in Hungary the 1:1 blend of (+/-)-lavandulol and 2-phenylethanol attracted significantly more adult O. funesta than the single compounds. The addition of (E)-anethol, a previously described attractant for the species, was without effect. There was no difference in the responses of male or female beetles. The binary 2-phenylethanol/(+/-)-lavandulol bait described, in this study is recommended for the use in traps of O. funesta for agricultural purposes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Animals
  • Benzaldehydes / toxicity
  • Cockroaches / drug effects*
  • Coleoptera / drug effects*
  • Female
  • Hungary
  • Insect Control / instrumentation
  • Male
  • Monoterpenes / toxicity
  • Pest Control, Biological / instrumentation*
  • Terpenes / toxicity

Substances

  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Benzaldehydes
  • Monoterpenes
  • Terpenes
  • geraniol
  • lavandulol
  • benzaldehyde