Journal of Chemical Ecology

, Volume 40, Issue 6, pp 577–589 | Cite as

Efficacy and Mechanisms of Communication Disruption of the Red Clover Casebearer Moth (Coleophora deauratella) with Complete and Partial Pheromone Formulations

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The red clover casebearer, Coleophora deauratella Leinig and Zeller (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), is a major pest of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) grown for seed in Canada and parts of Europe. Insecticides are ineffective against C. deauratella, and other control methods, such as pheromone-mediated mating disruption, need to be explored. The efficacy and mechanisms of communication disruption were evaluated in small-plot trials (0.25 ha) with reservoir-type rope dispensers loaded with either the complete pheromone blend [10:1 ratio of (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate: (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate] or the major component alone [(Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate]. Both formulations reduced catches of male C. deauratella in pheromone traps (>99.6 %). In pheromone-treated plots, more males were caught on yellow sticky cards near dispensers that released the complete pheromone blend, than on cards near dispensers releasing the major component. In the laboratory, after pre-exposure to either the complete blend or the major component for 1 h, male C. deauratella antennae became adapted, as measured by electroantennograms conducted 5 min. after treatment. Adaptation due to pre-exposure to either formulation resulted in a shift in the pheromone response threshold; antennae from pre-exposed moths responded more strongly to high pheromone dosages (5–50 μg) than did antennae from untreated control moths. Antennae from moths held in clean air for 24 h after pre-exposure recovered and responded similarly to pheromone as antennae from control moths. These results suggest that both formulations have the potential to disrupt pheromone communication in C. Deauratella, but that the disruption mechanisms of the two formulations likely differ.

Keywords

Mating disruption Mechanisms Pheromone Rope dispensers Coleophoridae 
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Acknowledgment

The authors thank Don Thomson (Pacific Biocontrol, Seattle, WA) for arranging production of the rope dispensers, and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) for providing the rope dispensers used throughout these trials. We also thank Lawrence Vanderark (Contech Enterprises, Delta, BC) for determining the release rate of the rope dispensers. We thank Calvin Yoder (Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Spirit River, AB) and Jennifer Otani (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge, AB) for assistance in site establishment. We are especially thankful to Denis Sauvageau, Dave Verstraete, and Jean Beaudoin for allowing us to use their clover fields, Joelle Lemmen Lechelt for assistance with electroantennograms, and our summer assistants Kyle Artym, Sean Andrea, Cameron Nordell, and Matt Ferguson. We also thank two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. This project was funded by the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund, the Peace Region Forage Seed Association, the Saskatchewan Forage Seed Development Commission, the Alberta Beekeepers Commission, and the University of Alberta.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences BuildingUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonCanada

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