INCREASED ATTRACTION OF ORYCTES RHINOCEROS AGGREGATION PHEROMONE, ETHYL 4-METHYLOCTANOATE, WITH COCONUT WOOD
Keywords:
Coconut Wood, Pest of Coconut Palm
Abstract
Trapping experiments at the Zamboanga Research Center of the Philippine Coconut Authority provided evidence of the resultant synergistic activity of the combination of the Oryctes rhinoceros aggregation pheromone, Ethyl 4-methyloctanoate, and old coconut wood in pheromone traps. Traps containing both old coconut wood and aggregation pheromone caught significantly more rhinoceros beetles than traps containing the pheromone or old coconut wood alone. The use of selective trapping using the aggregation pheromone presents a new option for the reduction of the beetle population in the field and control of this important pest of coconut palm in the Philippines.
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ALFILER, A.R.R. 1998. Selective trapping of Oryctes rhinoceros with an aggregation pheromone at the PCA-Zamboanga Research Center. Zamboanga City. mimeographed report, 8p.
GRIES, G., R. GRIES, A.L. PEREZ, A.C. OEHLSCHLAGER, L.M. Gonzalez. H.D. PIERCE Jr., M. KOUDA-BONAFOS, M. ZEBEYOU and N. NANOU 1993. Aggregation pheromone of the African palm weevil, Rhynchophorus phoenicis). Naturwissenschaften 80:90-91.
HALLET, R.H., A.L. PEREZ, G. GRIES, R. GRIES, H.D. PIERCE Jr.,J. YUE, A.C. OEHLSCHLAGER, L.M. GONZALES and J.H. BORDEN 1995. Aggregation pheromone of the coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae). J. Chem Ecol. 21: 1549-1570.
MORIN, J.P., D. ROCHAT, C. MALOSSE, M. LETTERE, R.D. de CHENON, H. WIBOWO and C. DESCOINS.1996. Ethyl 4-methyloctanoate, major component of Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) (Coleoptera, Dynastidae) male pheromone. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 319:595-602.
ROCHAT, D., F. AKAMOU, A. SANGARE, D. MARIAU and K. MORI. 1995. Field trapping of Rhynchophorus phoenicis with stereoisomers of the synthetic aggregation pheromone. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 318: 183-190.
ZELAZNY, B. 1975. Behaviour of young rhinoceros beetles, Oryctes rhinoceros. Entomol. Exp. and Appl., 18:135-140.
ZELAZNY, B. and A.R. ALFILER 1987. Ecological methods for adult populations of Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Ecological Entomology 12:227-238.
ZELAZNY, B. and A.R. ALFILER 1991. Ecology of baculovirus-infected and healthy adults of Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) on coconut palms in the Philippines. Ecological Entomology 16:253-259.
Published
1999-06-01
How to Cite
Ambrosio Raul R. Alfiler. (1999). INCREASED ATTRACTION OF ORYCTES RHINOCEROS AGGREGATION PHEROMONE, ETHYL 4-METHYLOCTANOATE, WITH COCONUT WOOD. CORD, 15(02), 34. https://doi.org/10.37833/cord.v15i02.331
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