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Optimization of a Phenylacetaldehyde-Based Attractant for Common Green Lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea s.l.)

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In field trapping tests, the catch of Chrysoperla carnea sensu lato (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) increased when acetic acid was added to lures with phenylacetaldehyde. The addition of methyl salicylate to the binary mixture of phenylacetaldehyde plus acetic acid increased catches even further. The ternary blend proved to be more attractive than β-caryophyllene, 2-phenylethanol, or 3-methyl eugenol (compounds previously described as attractants for chrysopids) on their own, and no influence on catches was recorded when these compounds were added as fourth components to the ternary blend. There were minimal changes in activity when (E)-cinnamaldehyde or methyl anthranylate (both evoking large responses from female or male antennae of C. carnea in this study) were added, although both compounds showed significant attraction on their own when compared to unbaited traps. In subtractive field bioassays with the ternary mixture, it appeared that the presence of either phenylacetaldehyde or methyl salicylate was important, whereas acetic acid was less so in the ternary mixture. The ternary blend attracted both female and male lacewings at sites in southern, central, and northern Europe. Possible applications of a synthetic attractant for lacewings are discussed.

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The present study was partially supported by grants from the Hungarian OTKA Foundation. Study trips of R. T. and T. M. were generously supported by the Bilateral Intergovernmental S&T Cooperation I-17/99 between Italy and Hungary.

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  1. Plant Protection Institute, HAS, Budapest, Pf 102, 1525, Hungary

    Miklós Tóth, Ferenc Szentkirályi & József Vuts

  2. ENEA-C.R. Casaccia, Biotec-SIC, S. Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy

    Agostino Letardi

  3. Centro di Ricerca per la frutticoltura, Ciampino Aeroporto, Rome, Italy

    Maria Rosaria Tabilio

  4. Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Bioforsk Vest Ullensvang, Lofthus, Norway

    Gunnhild Jaastad

  5. Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Bioforsk Plant Health and Plant Protection, Ås, Norway

    Geir K. Knudsen

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Tóth, M., Szentkirályi, F., Vuts, J. et al. Optimization of a Phenylacetaldehyde-Based Attractant for Common Green Lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea s.l.). J Chem Ecol 35, 449–458 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-009-9614-8

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