Abstract
The feasibility of mating disruption with synthetic sex pheromone for the control of the white grub beetle Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) was examined by permeating sugarcane fields with a racemic mixture of 2-butanol (rac-2B) released from polyethylene-tube dispensers on Miyako Island, Japan in 2011. An application of rac-2B released from 10,000 tube dispensers into 3,200 m2 sugarcane fields significantly reduced the mating rate of feral females and catches of feral males with R2B-baited traps compared with the results from untreated sugarcane fields. The larval density for the treated fields was found to be nearly zero in the following winter when the corresponding figure for untreated fields was high (1.73 and 2.33/40 × 40 cm quadrat). These results clearly show that the mating disruption technique using rac-2B could be highly promising for the control of D. ishigakiensis in sugarcane fields.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Arakaki N, Sadoyama Y, Kishita M, Nagayama A, Oyafuso A, Ishimine M, Ota M, Akino T, Fukaya M, Hirai Y, Yamamura K, Wakamura S (2004) Mating behavior of the scarab beetles Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Appl Entomol Zool 39:669–674
Arakaki N, Hokama Y, Yamaguchi A, Wakamura S (2013) Infestation of the white grub Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleopte: Scarabaeidae) to hayfields on Miyako and Ishigaki Islands, Japan. Appl Entomol Zool. doi:10.1007/s13355-013-0192-4
Behle RW, Cossé AA, Dunlap C, Fisher J, Koppenhöfer AM (2008) Developing wax-based granule formulations for mating disruption of oriental beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in turfgrass. J Econ Entomol 101:1856–1863
Cardé RT, Minks AK (1995) Control of moth pests by mating disruption: successes and constraints. Annu Rev Entomol 40:559–585
de Lame FM, Miller JR, Atterhort CA, Gut LJ (2007) Development and evaluation of an emulsified paraffin wax dispenser for season-long mating disruption of Grapholita molesta in commercial peach orchards. J Econ Entomol 100:1316–1327
Fujiwara-Tsujii N, Yasui H, Wakamura S, Mochizuki F, Arakaki N (2012) Age-dependent changes in the ratio of (R)- and (S)-2-butanol released by virgin females of Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Bull Entomol Res 102:730–736
Harano K, Tanaka S, Yasui H, Wakamura S, Nagayama A, Hokama Y, Arakaki N (2010) Multiple mating, prolonged copulation and male substance in a scarab beetle Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Int J Trop Insect Sci 30:119–126
Kijima K, Tarora K (2010) Physical control of the white grub Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a major pest of sugarcane, by rotary tillage in the sugarcane field on Miyako Island, Okinawa. Jpn J Appl Entomol Zool 54:23–27 (in Japanese with English summary)
Kiritani K, Kanoh M (1984) Influence of delay in mating on the reproduction of the oriental tea tortrix, Homona magnanima Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with reference to pheromone-based control. Prot Ecol 6:137–144
Oyafuso A, Arakaki N, Sadoyama Y, Kishita M, Kawamura F, Ishimine M, Kinjo M, Hirai Y (2002) Life history of the white grub Dasylepida sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a new and severe pest on sugarcane on the Miyako Islands, Okinawa. Appl Entomol Zool 37:595–601
Pfeiffer DG, Killian JC, Rajotte EG, Hull LA, Snow JW (1991) Mating disruption for reduction of damage by lesser peachtree borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Virginia and Pennsylvania peach orchards. J Econ Entomol 84:218–223
Rogers CE, Marti OG (1994) Effects of age at first mating on the reproductive potential of the fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Environ Entomol 23:322–325
Sadoyama Y, Oroku H, Nakamori H (2001) Injury of sugar cane roots by the white grub, Dasylepida sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in the Miyako Islands. Jpn J Appl Entomol Zool 45:89–91 (in Japanese with English summary)
Tanaka S, Yukuhiro F, Wakamura S (2006) Sexual dimorphism in body dimensions and antennal sensilla in the white grub beetle, Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Appl Entomol Zool 41:455–461
Tanaka S, Yukuhiro F, Yasui H, Fukaya M, Akino T, Wakamura S (2008) Presence of larval and adult diapauses in a subtropical scarab beetle: graded thermal response for synchronized sexual maturation and reproduction. Physiol Entomol 33:334–345
Torres-Vila LM, Rodriguez-Molina MC, Stockel J (2002) Delayed mating reduces reproductive output of female European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Bull Entomol Res 92:241–249
Wakamura S, Takai M (1995) Communication disruption for control of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), with synthetic sex pheromone. Jpn Agric Res Q 29:125–130
Wakamura S, Yasui H, Akino T, Yasuda T, Fukaya M, Tanaka S, Maeda T, Arakaki N, Nagayama A, Sadoyama Y, Kishita M, Oyafuso A, Hokama Y, Kobayashi A, Tarora K, Uesato T, Miyagi A, Osuga J (2009a) Identification of (R)-2-butanol as a sex attractant pheromone of the white grub beetle, Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a serious sugarcane pest in the Miyako Islands of Japan. Appl Entomol Zool 44:231–239
Wakamura S, Yasui H, Mochizuki F, Fukumoto T, Arakaki N, Nagayama A, Uesato T, Miyagi A, Oroku H, Tanaka S, Tokuda M, Fukaya M, Akino T, Hirai Y, Shiga M (2009b) Formulation of highly volatile pheromone of the white grub beetle Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to develop monitoring traps. Appl Entomol Zool 44:579–586
Walker PW, Allen GR (2011) Delayed mating and reproduction in the autumn gum moth Mnesampela privata. Agric For Entomol 13:341–347
Yasui H, Wakamura S, Fujiwara-Tsujii N, Arakaki N, Nagayama A, Hokama Y, Mochizuki F, Fukumoto T, Oroku H, Harano K, Tanaka S (2012) Mating disruption by a synthetic sex pheromone in the white grub beetle Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the laboratory and sugarcane fields. Bull Entmol Res 102:157–164
Acknowledgments
This work was partly supported by research and development projects for application in promoting new policies in agriculture, forestry and fisheries (No. 23021). We thank Itaru Shimoji, Kounosuke Degi and Hiroaki Oroku, of the Miyakojima Branch of OPARC, Ayako Yamaguchi and Yuko Shimizu of the Miyako Branch Office of Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center, Yusuke Matayoshi, and Tsutomu Tokeshi of the Okinawa Prefectural Miyako Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Promotion Center, Hiroaki Sunagawa of JA Okinawa Miyako Branch, Yasushi Taira of Miyakojima City, and Junko Ikeda for their assistance with the field experiments. We also thank Takashi Kuriwada of the Kagoshima University, for his statistical support.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Arakaki, N., Hokama, Y., Nagayama, A. et al. Mating disruption for control of the white grub beetle Dasylepida ishigakiensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with synthetic sex pheromone in sugarcane fields. Appl Entomol Zool 48, 441–446 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-013-0202-6
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-013-0202-6