Sunday, 17 November 2002 - 9:48 AM
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This presentation is part of : Ten-Minute Papers, Subsection Cd. Behavior and Ecology (Session 1)
Trapping Phyllophaga with sex attractants: experiences in Central and South America
Paul S. Robbins1, Harold Argüello2, Robert Crocker3, Hernán Espinoza4, Miguel Ángel Morón5, Allan C. Oehlschlager6, Daniel C. Peck1, and Alfredo Rueda7. (1) Cornell University, Dept. of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY, (2) Programa de Manejo Integrado de Plagas con Productores de America Centrales, Apartado Postal 0014, Esteli, Nicaragua, (3) Texas A&M University, 17360 Coit Rd, Dallas, TX, (4) Fundacion Hondureña de Investigacion Agricola, Apartado Postal 2067, La Lima, Cortés, Honduras, (5) Instituto de Ecologia, A.C, Departamento de Entomología, Apartado Postal 9100, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, (6) ChemTica International, Apartado Postal 159-2150, San José, Costa Rica, (7) Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, Zamorano, Apartado Postal 93, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Five sex attractant compounds previously identified from North America species of Phyllophaga were deployed in Central and South America in 2001 and 2002, both singly and in various blends. Trapping results from these sites will be presented and discussed.
Species 1: Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Phyllophaga
Keywords: sex attractant
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