Thomas W. Phillips, tomp@okstate.edu1, Christian Nansen, cnansen@montana.edu2, Manuel Campos1, and Charles Konemann, n/a1. (1) Oklahoma State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, (2) Montana State University, Department of Entomology, 333 Leon Johnson Hall, P.O. Box 173020, Bozeman, MT
Studies were conducted with the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella, aimed at suppressing populations with various strategies that utilized the major component of its sex pheromone, (Z, E)-9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate, referred to as “ZETA” together with an insecticidal bait. Two concentrations of ZETA (0.16% and 0.32% w/w) and five concentrations of permethrin (0 , 3, 6, 12, and 18% w/w) were incorporated into Last CallTM gel from IPM Technologies (Portland, OR). Toxicity test showed that even subtle contact of P. interpunctella males with attracticidal gel containing 3-18% permethrin caused a significant reduction in mating and killed males moths within 24 hours. Male moths displayed significantly higher levels of anemotactic flight and contact with the attracticide gel in a wind tunnel when the ZETA concentration was 0.16% compared to 0.32%, and there were no signs of repellency to permethrin concentration within a range of 0-18% in the gel. Attracticide gel suppressed oviposition when the moth density was at a low level in experimental rooms, but it was ineffective when the moth density exceeded one male-female pair per 10 m3. Additional studies were conducted using various active ingredients as contact insecticides, and also the geometry of a killing station was explored. A relatively large treated surface area of a killing station allows for adequate contact of responding males with the insecticide, and serves as a potentially more attractive landing site than a gel dot. Recent development of a female attractant for Indianmeal moth motivated studies on mass trapping and attract-and-kill formulations for females.
Species 1: Lepidoptera Pyralidae
Plodia interpunctella (Indianmeal moth)
Keywords: attracticide, stored-product pests
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