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Z-11-TETRADECENYL ACETATE: SEX ATTRACTANT OF AGAPETA ZOEGANA (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE), A POTENTIAL SPECIES FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF KNAPWEED

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M. Tôth ,
P.M. Guerin ,
H.-R. Buser ,
H. Müller ,
G. Szöcs ,
G. Sziráki  and
H. Arn
M. Tôth
Affiliation:
Research Institute of Plant Protection, Pf. 102, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
P.M. Guerin
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit-Growing, Viticulture and Horticulture, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
H.-R. Buser
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit-Growing, Viticulture and Horticulture, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
H. Müller
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, CH-2800 Delémont, Switzerland
G. Szöcs
Affiliation:
Research Institute of Plant Protection, Pf. 102, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
G. Sziráki
Affiliation:
Enterprise for Extension in Fruit Growing and Ornamentals, Pf. 108, H-1775 Budapest, Hungary
H. Arn
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit-Growing, Viticulture and Horticulture, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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In Canada, 78 of the most important weed species are introductions from Eurasia (Frankton and Mulligan 1970). Classical biological control aims to reduce the density of alien weeds below the economic threshold through introduction of specific herbivores from the native distribution area (Peschken 1979). During extended field surveys in central and southeastern Europe, the Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control established the root-mining tortricid Agapeta zoegana Haw. as a promising control agent for Centaurea diffusa Lam. and C. maculosa Lam., 2 important ranch weeds in southwestern Canada (Harris and Myers 1984) and the northwestern United States (Maddox 1982). Due to the limited host range and suitable climatic conditions this moth was chosen for introduction into North America (Müller et al. 1982; Müller 1984). We wish to report an attractant that may be used to monitor the establishment of this beneficial species in its new habitat.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 117 , Issue 9 , September 1985 , pp. 1163 - 1165
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1985

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