A headspace sample of abscised Khalal stage Deglet Noor variety dates, Phoenix dactylifera L. was collected with a solid phase micro extraction (SPME) fiber and tested through coupled gas chromatography (GC) and electroantennogram (EAG) of 3 – 6 day old mated female Carob Moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae. The 13 compounds identified as eliciting an antennal response in female Carob Moth were: Hexanal, Hexyl acetate, 1-hexanol, Nonanal, 1-octen-3-ol, Nonanol, 2-octanone, 2-nonanone, 6-methyl-5hepten-2-one, Decanal, Octanol, 2-undecanone, and Octanal. Field trials to maximize blend, ratio, and release rates were conducted with wing traps to test for attractiveness and egg traps to test for ovipositional activity of adult females to the identified compounds.
Species 1: Lepidoptera Pyralidae Ectomyelois ceratoniae (carob moth)
Keywords: attractant, oviposition stimulant
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