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Attractive plant volatiles as a control method against apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella Zell.)?

Jaastad, Gunnhild; Knudsen, Geir K.; Kobro, Sverre; Bäckman, Anna-Carin; Witzgall, Peter and Bengtsson, Marie (2004) Attractive plant volatiles as a control method against apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella Zell.)? In: Boos, Markus (Ed.) Ecofruit - 11th International Conference on Cultivation Technique and Phytopathological Problems in Organic Fruit-Growing: Proceedings to the Conference from 3rd February to 5th February 2004 at Weinsberg/Germany, pp. 29-34.

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Summary

Apple fruit moth, Argyresthia conjugella Zell. (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae), is the most important
pest of apples in Scandinavia. In years when its primary host, rowan (Sorbus aucuparia L.), has little
or no berries for egglaying, female A. conjugella fly into apple orchards to lay their eggs. In some
years the entire apple crop can be destroyed. Volatiles from apples and rowan have been collected
and identified. In GC-EAD tests females have responded to several compounds found in both
rowan and apple. Some of these compounds were used in field trapping tests during 2002, and a
mixture of two compounds trapped significantly more females and males compared to control traps.
However, field trapping results from 2003 indicate that the two-compound blend seem to trap insects
too late in the season to prevent egglaying in apples. Several new compounds were also
tested in 2003, and some of these gave promising results. The results will be discussed in relation
to use attractive plant volatiles as a control method against A. conjugella females.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:apple fruit moth, Argyresthia conjugella, plant volatiles, egglaying
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries
Research affiliation: International Conferences > 2006: Ecofruit
Related Links:http://www.ecofruit.net
Deposited By: Tagung, Ecofruit
ID Code:14025
Deposited On:18 Sep 2008
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:37
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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