Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina

Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) is the most important pest of corn in Argentina. Its monitoring in the Americas is carried out by traps lured with a synthetic version of its female sex pheromone. Such monitoring has variable success mainly because the composition of the sex pheromone of populations fr...

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Main Authors: Bratovich, Celina, Saluso, Adriana, Murúa, María Gabriela, Guerenstein, Pablo G.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14678
https://www.biotaxa.org/RSEA/article/view/57234
https://doi.org/10.25085/rsea.780302
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author Bratovich, Celina
Saluso, Adriana
Murúa, María Gabriela
Guerenstein, Pablo G.
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Guerenstein, Pablo G.
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description Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) is the most important pest of corn in Argentina. Its monitoring in the Americas is carried out by traps lured with a synthetic version of its female sex pheromone. Such monitoring has variable success mainly because the composition of the sex pheromone of populations from distant geographical areas is different, and a synthetic lure has not been developed for each area. The composition of the sex pheromone of the populations found in Argentina is not known. The objective of this work was to test one commercial (Hercon lure) and three experimental formulations (from the manufacturer ChemTica) of the pheromone to establish if any of those formulations is better than the one currently used in the country (i.e., the commercial ChemTica lure). Attraction to the synthetic pheromones was tested in a wind tunnel using males from different regions of Argentina. In addition, field tests were carried out in two distant regions of the country. One of the experimental formulations from ChemTica and the commercial formulation from Hercon evoked the highest attraction in wind tunnel tests. In field tests, only the Hercon lure captured a significant number of males. Although lures evoking higher attraction than the commercial ChemTica lure were found, attraction and capture, even with those lures, did not reach high values.
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spelling INTA146782023-06-30T17:06:47Z Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina Bratovich, Celina Saluso, Adriana Murúa, María Gabriela Guerenstein, Pablo G. Spodoptera frugiperda Plagas de Plantas Feromonas Sexuales Trampas de Feromonas Argentina Pests of Plants Sex Pheromones Pheromone Traps Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) is the most important pest of corn in Argentina. Its monitoring in the Americas is carried out by traps lured with a synthetic version of its female sex pheromone. Such monitoring has variable success mainly because the composition of the sex pheromone of populations from distant geographical areas is different, and a synthetic lure has not been developed for each area. The composition of the sex pheromone of the populations found in Argentina is not known. The objective of this work was to test one commercial (Hercon lure) and three experimental formulations (from the manufacturer ChemTica) of the pheromone to establish if any of those formulations is better than the one currently used in the country (i.e., the commercial ChemTica lure). Attraction to the synthetic pheromones was tested in a wind tunnel using males from different regions of Argentina. In addition, field tests were carried out in two distant regions of the country. One of the experimental formulations from ChemTica and the commercial formulation from Hercon evoked the highest attraction in wind tunnel tests. In field tests, only the Hercon lure captured a significant number of males. Although lures evoking higher attraction than the commercial ChemTica lure were found, attraction and capture, even with those lures, did not reach high values. Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) es la plaga más importante del maíz en Argentina. En América su monitoreo se realiza con trampas cebadas con feromona sexual femenina sintética. Tal monitoreo tiene éxito variable, principalmente, porque la composición de la feromona sexual de poblaciones de áreas geográficas distantes es diferente y no se ha desarrollado un cebo sintético específico para cada área. Se desconoce la composición de la feromona sexual de las poblaciones encontradas en Argentina. El objetivo de este trabajo fue probar un cebo comercial (Hercon) y tres formulaciones experimentales (ChemTica) de la feromona, para establecer si alguna de esas formulaciones es mejor que la que se usa actualmente en el país (es decir, el comercial ChemTica). La atracción por las feromonas sintéticas se probó en un túnel de viento utilizando machos de diferentes regiones de Argentina. Además, se realizaron pruebas de campo en dos regiones distantes del país. Una de las formulaciones experimentales de ChemTica y la formulación comercial de Hercon provocaron la mayor atracción en las pruebas de túnel de viento. En las pruebas de campo, solo el cebo de Hercon capturó un número significativo de machos. Por lo tanto, si bien se hallaron cebos que evocan mayor atracción que el cebo comercial de ChemTica, la atracción y la captura, incluso con esos cebos, no alcanzaron valores altos. EEA Paraná Fil: Bratovich, Celina. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina Fil: Bratovich, Celina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Estudio de la Biología de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Bratovich, Celina. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Laboratorio de Estudio de la Biología de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Bratovich, Celina. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Laboratorio de Estudio de la Biología de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Saluso, Adriana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Saluso, Adriana. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina Fil: Murúa, María Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Tecnología Agroindustrial del Noroeste Argentino; Argentina Fil: Guerenstein, Pablo G. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina Fil: Guerenstein, Pablo G. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Estudio de la Biología de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Guerenstein, Pablo G. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Laboratorio de Estudio de la Biología de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Guerenstein, Pablo G. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Laboratorio de Estudio de la Biología de Insectos; Argentina 2023-06-30T16:52:37Z 2023-06-30T16:52:37Z 2019 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14678 https://www.biotaxa.org/RSEA/article/view/57234 1851-7471 0373-5680 https://doi.org/10.25085/rsea.780302 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Argentina .......... (nation) (World, South America) 7006477 Sociedad Entomológica Argentina Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 78 (3) : 7-14. (2019)
spellingShingle Spodoptera frugiperda
Plagas de Plantas
Feromonas Sexuales
Trampas de Feromonas
Argentina
Pests of Plants
Sex Pheromones
Pheromone Traps
Bratovich, Celina
Saluso, Adriana
Murúa, María Gabriela
Guerenstein, Pablo G.
Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina
title Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina
title_full Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina
title_fullStr Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina
title_short Evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adult males in Argentina
title_sort evaluation of sex pheromone formulations to attract spodoptera frugiperda lepidoptera noctuidae adult males in argentina
topic Spodoptera frugiperda
Plagas de Plantas
Feromonas Sexuales
Trampas de Feromonas
Argentina
Pests of Plants
Sex Pheromones
Pheromone Traps
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14678
https://www.biotaxa.org/RSEA/article/view/57234
https://doi.org/10.25085/rsea.780302
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