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Title: Attraction of a native Florida leafminer, Phyllocnistis insignis, to pheromone of an invasive citrus Leafminer, P. citrella.

Author
item Keathley, Craig
item STELINSKI, L - University Of Florida
item Lapointe, Stephen

Submitted to: Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/25/2013
Publication Date: 7/25/2013
Citation: Keathley, C.P., Stelinski, L.L., Lapointe, S.L. 2013. Attraction of a native Florida leafminer, Phyllocnistis insignis, to pheromone of an invasive citrus Leafminer, P. citrella. Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting, July 14-17, 2013, Naples, Florida. DSP#5.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: We collected a native North American species, Phyllocnistis insignis (Frey & Boll) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), in traps baited with a 3:1 blend of (Z,Z,E)-7,11,13-hexadecatrienal (triene) and (Z,Z)-7,11-hexadecadienal (diene), 2 components of the sex pheromone of the invasive citrus leafminer, P. citrella Stainton. No moths were caught in unbaited traps. Phyllocnistis insignis moths were found in pheromone-baited traps year round with a peak flight in May. In 3 trials designed to evaluate mating disruption of P. citrella, application of triene and/or a 3:1 blend of triene and diene disrupted catch of male P. insignis. These data suggest that efforts to disrupt mating of P. citrella may influence non-target populations of the congeneric leafminer species, P. insignis.