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Robbins PS, Alm SR, Armstrong CD, Averill AL, Baker TC, Bauernfiend RJ, Baxendale FP, Braman SK, Brandenburg RL, Cash DB, Couch GJ, Cowles RS, Crocker RL, DeLamar ZD, Dittl TG, Fitzpatrick SM, Flanders KL, Forgatsch T, Gibb TJ, Gill BD, Gilrein DO, Gorsuch CS, Hammond AM, Hastings PD, Held DW, Heller PR, Hiskes RT, Holliman JL, Hudson WG, Klein MG, Krischik VL, Lee DJ, Linn CE, Luce NJ, MacKenzie KE, Mannion CM, Polavarapu S, Potter DA, Roelofs WL, Royals BM, Salsbury GA, Schiff NM, Shetlar DJ, Skinner M, Sparks BL, Sutschek JA, Sutschek TP, Swier SR, Sylvia MM, Vickers NJ, Vittum PJ, Weidman R, Weber DC, Williamson RC, Villani MG. Trapping Phyllophaga spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the United States and Canada using sex attractants. J Insect Sci 2006; 6:1-124. [PMID: 19537965 PMCID: PMC2990335 DOI: 10.1673/2006_06_39.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2006] [Accepted: 02/14/2006] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
The sex pheromone of the scarab beetle, Phyllophaga anxia, is a blend of the methyl esters of two amino acids, L-valine and L-isoleucine. A field trapping study was conducted, deploying different blends of the two compounds at 59 locations in the United States and Canada. More than 57,000 males of 61 Phyllophaga species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) were captured and identified. Three major findings included: (1) widespread use of the two compounds [of the 147 Phyllophaga (sensu stricto) species found in the United States and Canada, males of nearly 40% were captured]; (2) in most species intraspecific male response to the pheromone blends was stable between years and over geography; and (3) an unusual pheromone polymorphism was described from P. anxia. Populations at some locations were captured with L-valine methyl ester alone, whereas populations at other locations were captured with L-isoleucine methyl ester alone. At additional locations, the L-valine methyl ester-responding populations and the L-isoleucine methyl ester-responding populations were both present, producing a bimodal capture curve. In southeastern Massachusetts and in Rhode Island, in the United States, P. anxia males were captured with blends of L-valine methyl ester and L-isoleucine methyl ester.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paul S. Robbins
- Cornell Univ., New York State Agric. Experiment Station, Geneva, NY , ,
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- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Windsor, CT
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- New York State Tree Nursery, Saratoga Springs, NY
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- Cornell Univ., New York State Agric. Experiment Station, Geneva, NY , ,
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- Rutgers Univ., Blueberry and Cranberry Research Center, Chatsworth, NJ
- Deceased - Sridhar Polavarapu and Michael Villani are greatly missed by family, friends, and colleagues
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- Univ. of Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station, Wareham, MN
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- Cornell Univ., New York State Agric. Experiment Station, Geneva, NY , ,
- Deceased - Sridhar Polavarapu and Michael Villani are greatly missed by family, friends, and colleagues
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Robbins PS, Alm SR, Armstrong CD, Averill AL, Baker TC, Bauernfiend RJ, Baxendale FP, Braman SK, Brandenburg RL, Cash DB, Couch GJ, Cowles RS, Crocker RL, DeLamar ZD, Dittl TG, Fitzpatrick SM, Flanders KL, Forgatsch T, Gibb TJ, Gill BD, Gilrein DO, Gorsuch CS, Hammond AM, Hastings PD, Held DW, Heller PR, Hiskes RT, Holliman JL, Hudson WG, Klein MG, Krischik VL, Lee DJ, Linn CE, Luce NJ, MacKenzie KE, Mannion CM, Polavarapu S, Potter DA, Roelofs WL, Royals BM, Salsbury GA, Schiff NM, Shetlar DJ, Skinner M, Sparks BL, Sutschek JA, Sutschek TP, Swier SR, Sylvia MM, Vickers NJ, Vittum PJ, Weidman R, Weber DC, Williamson RC, Villani MG. Trapping Phyllophaga spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the United States and Canada using sex attractants. J Insect Sci 2006; 6:1-124. [PMID: 19537965 PMCID: PMC2990335 DOI: 10.1673/031.006.3901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2006] [Accepted: 02/14/2006] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
The sex pheromone of the scarab beetle, Phyllophaga anxia, is a blend of the methyl esters of two amino acids, L-valine and L-isoleucine. A field trapping study was conducted, deploying different blends of the two compounds at 59 locations in the United States and Canada. More than 57,000 males of 61 Phyllophaga species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) were captured and identified. Three major findings included: (1) widespread use of the two compounds [of the 147 Phyllophaga (sensu stricto) species found in the United States and Canada, males of nearly 40% were captured]; (2) in most species intraspecific male response to the pheromone blends was stable between years and over geography; and (3) an unusual pheromone polymorphism was described from P. anxia. Populations at some locations were captured with L-valine methyl ester alone, whereas populations at other locations were captured with L-isoleucine methyl ester alone. At additional locations, the L-valine methyl ester-responding populations and the L-isoleucine methyl ester-responding populations were both present, producing a bimodal capture curve. In southeastern Massachusetts and in Rhode Island, in the United States, P. anxia males were captured with blends of L-valine methyl ester and L-isoleucine methyl ester.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paul S. Robbins
- Cornell Univ., New York State Agric. Experiment Station, Geneva, NY , ,
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- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Windsor, CT
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- New York State Tree Nursery, Saratoga Springs, NY
| | - Charles E. Linn
- Cornell Univ., New York State Agric. Experiment Station, Geneva, NY , ,
| | | | | | | | - Sridhar Polavarapu
- Rutgers Univ., Blueberry and Cranberry Research Center, Chatsworth, NJ
- Deceased - Sridhar Polavarapu and Michael Villani are greatly missed by family, friends, and colleagues
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- Univ. of Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station, Wareham, MN
| | | | | | | | | | | | - Michael G Villani
- Cornell Univ., New York State Agric. Experiment Station, Geneva, NY , ,
- Deceased - Sridhar Polavarapu and Michael Villani are greatly missed by family, friends, and colleagues
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