Abstract
While testing traps baited with a blend of geranyl octanoate and geranyl butanoate (pheromone components previously identified for Agriotes lineatus, Coleoptera, Elateridae) in Portugal and Bulgaria, large numbers of the closely related Agriotes proximus were captured. In the literature, two different compounds, (E,E)-farnesyl acetate and neryl isovalerate had previously been identified as pheromone components of A. proximus. Subsequent field tests, conducted in several European countries, revealed that A. proximus was weakly attracted to geranyl butanoate on its own, while A. lineatus was weakly attracted to geranyl octanoate on its own. However, the largest catches for both species were observed with a blend of both compounds. No A. proximus was caught in traps baited with the blend of (E,E)-farnesyl acetate and neryl isovalerate at any of the test sites. In electroantennographic studies, antennae of male A. proximus and A. lineatus both gave greater responses to geranyl butanoate than to geranyl octanoate, suggesting that the perception of these two compounds was similar for both species. A 1:1 blend of geranyl octanoate and geranyl butanoate can be used as a bait in traps for the detection and monitoring of both A. lineatus and A. proximus in many European countries.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Borg-Karlson, A. K., Agren, L., Dobson, H., B, and Bergström, BG. 1988. Identification and electroantennographic activity of sex-specific geranyl esters in an abdominal gland of female Agriotes obscurus (L.) and A. lineatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Experientia 44:531–534.
Furlan, L., Garofalo, N., and Tóth, M. 2004. Biologia comparata di Agriotes sordidus Illiger nel Nord e Centro-Sud d’Italia. Informatore Fitopatologico 10:49–54.
Furlan, L., Tóth, M., and Cooperators. 2007. Occurrence of click beetle pest spp. (Coleoptera, Elateridae) in Europe as detected by pheromone traps: survey results of 1998–2006. IOBC/WPRS Bull. 30:19–25.
Games, P. A., and Howell, J. F. 1976. Pairwise multiple comparison procedures with unequal n’s and/or variances: a Monte Carlo study. J. Edu. Stat 1:113–125.
Jaccard, J., Becker, M. A., and Wood, G. 1984. Pairwise multiple comparison procedures: a review. Psychol. Bull 96:589–596.
Kudryavtsev, I., Siirde, K., Lääts, K., Ismailov, V., and Pristavko, V. 1993. Determination of distribution of harmful click beetle species (Coleoptera, Elateridae) by synthetic sex pheromones. J. Chem. Ecol 19:1607–1611.
Siirde, K., Lääts, K., Erm, A., Kogerman, A., Kudryavtsev, I., Ismailov, V., and Pristavko, V. 1993. Structure-activity relationships of synthetic pheromone components in sex communication of click beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae). J. Chem. Ecol 19:1597–1606.
Subchev, M., Toshova, T., Furlan, L., and Tóth, M. 2005. Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and their seasonal swarming as established by pheromone traps in different plant habitats in Bulgaria: 2. Maize. Acta Zool. Bulg 57:321–332.
Subchev, M., Toshova, T., and Furlan, L., Tóth, M. 2006. Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and their seasonal swarming as established by pheromone traps in different plant habitats in Bulgaria: 3. Potato. Acta Zool. Bulg 58:361–370.
Tóth, M., Furlan, L., Szarukán, I., and Ujváry, I. 2002. Geranyl hexanoate attracting male click beetles Agriotes rufipalpis Brullé and Agriotes sordidus Illiger (Col., Elateridae). Z. Angew. Ent 126:312–314.
Tóth, M., Furlan, L., Yatsynin, V. G., Ujváry, I., Szarukán, I., Imrei, Z., Tolasch, T., Francke, W., and Jossi, W. 2003. Identification of pheromones and optimization of bait composition for click beetle pests in Central and Western Europe (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Pest Manag. Sci 59:1–9.
Tóth, M., and Furlan, L. 2005. Pheromone composition of European click beetle pests (Coleoptera, Elateridae): common components—selective lures. IOBC/WPRS Bull 28:133–142.
Vernon, R. S., and Tóth, M. 2007. Evaluation of pheromones and a new trap for monitoring Agriotes lineatus and Agriotes obscurus in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. J. Chem. Ecol 33:345–351.
Yatsynin, V. G., Oleschenko, I. N., ubanova, E. V., and Ismailov, V. Y. 1980. Identification of active components of the sex pheromones of click beetles Agriotes gurgistanus, A. litigiosus and A. lineatus. (in Russian). Khim. Sel’sk. Khoz. Edition Moskva, Khimiya, pp. 33–35.
Yatsynin, V. G., Karpenko, N. N., and Orlov, V. N. 1986. Sex pheromone of the click beetle Agriotes sputator L. (Coleoptera: Elateridae) (in Russian). Khim Komm Zhivot, Edition Moskva, Nauka pp. 53–57.
Yatsynin, V. G., ubanova, E. V., Orlov, V. N., Lebedeva, K. V., and Bocharova, N. I. 1991. Pheromones of the click beetles Agriotes tadzhikistanicus, A. lineatus, A. meticulosus, A. caspicus (Coleoptera, Elateridae) (in Russian). Prob. Khim. Komm. Zhiv., Edition Moskva, Nauka pp. 101–106.
Yatsynin, V. G., Rubanova, E. V., and Okhrimenko, N. V. 1996. Identification of female-produced sex pheromones and their geographical differences in pheromone gland extract composition from click beetles (Col., Elateridae). J. Appl. Ent 120:463–466.
Acknowledgements
The present study was partially supported by grant NKFP 4/012/2004 of the Hungarian Ministry of Education.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Tóth, M., Furlan, L., Xavier, A. et al. New Sex Attractant Composition for the Click Beetle Agriotes proximus: Similarity to the Pheromone of Agriotes lineatus . J Chem Ecol 34, 107–111 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9398-7
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9398-7