A Chemical Lure for Trapping Both Sexes of <i>Amata phegea</i> L.
Szabolcs Szanyi,
Antal Nagy,
István Szarukán,
Zoltán Varga,
Júlia Katalin Jósvai,
Miklós Tóth
Affiliations
Szabolcs Szanyi
Institute of Plant Protection, Faculty of the Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Antal Nagy
Institute of Plant Protection, Faculty of the Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
István Szarukán
Institute of Plant Protection, Faculty of the Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Zoltán Varga
Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Júlia Katalin Jósvai
Plant Protection Institute, CAR, Herman Otto u. 15., H-1022 Budapest, Hungary
Miklós Tóth
Plant Protection Institute, CAR, Herman Otto u. 15., H-1022 Budapest, Hungary
The addition of synthetic eugenol and benzyl acetate to the known floral chemical and moth attractant phenylacetaldehyde synergized the attraction of Amata phegea (Lepidoptera: Amatidae). Traps baited with the ternary blend caught ca. four times more A. phegea moths than traps baited with phenylacetaldehyde alone. Both female and male moths were attracted; in a preliminary test, the female numbers caught were almost double compared to the males. Most A. phegea were caught when the blend was formulated in a dispenser with medium release rates. Traps baited with the ternary lure in polyethylene bag dispensers detected a single well-pronounced peak in seasonal trapping, suggesting that this multicomponent bisexual lure could be efficient enough to be applied to the detection and monitoring of female and male A. phegea.
