2023 article

Optimization of 13-tetradecenyl acetate sex pheromone for trapping Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Schoeppner, E., Millar, J. G., Kuhar, T. P., Doughty, H., Cherry, R. H., Hall, G., … Huseth, A. S. (2023, May 19). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY.

By: E. Schoeppner n, J. Millar*, T. Kuhar *, H. Doughty*, R. Cherry *, G. Hall  n, C. Knowles n, L. Williams *, A. Huseth n 

author keywords: click beetle; sex attractant; monitoring; sex pheromone; corn wireworm; trapping
MeSH headings : Animals; Coleoptera; Sex Attractants / pharmacology; Pheromones / pharmacology; Larva; Acetates; Insect Control / methods
TL;DR: It was shown that 1 m elevated pheromone traps caught the most beetles, and the age of the lure prior to deployment had a significant effect on trap catch, as well as large variation in M. communis abundance across the 4 states. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
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Added: May 30, 2023

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