ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Pine beauty moth
;
Panolis flammea
;
Lepidoptera
;
Noctuidae
;
sex attractant
;
monitoring trap
;
chemoorientation
;
odor plume
;
trap interference
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Catches of malePanolis flammea in traps baited with lures containing 25 μg of sex attractant are enhanced when in the proximity of traps baited with 125-μg lures. The degree of enhancement is increased as the intertrap distance is decreased, and when the low-dose trap is upwind of the high-dose one. The patterns of alteration in trap catch suggest that moths initially attracted by one lure may divert into other traps, which may be either upwind of the original trap (“overshooting”), or downwind (“undershooting”). “Overshooting” can result in up to fivefold increases in catch and may provide a useful method for estimating the attractant zone of particular lure/trap combinations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01020378
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