Factors affecting captures of male citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, in pheromone-baited traps
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The citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), is a world-wide pest of citrus (Heppner 1993) described originally in India (Stainton 1856). In the USA, it was initially found in Homestead, Florida and parts of Dade, Broward and Collier counties in 1993 (Heppner 1993). Its distribution is now widespread across Florida in citrus-growing regions, and is spreading throughout the Gulf Coast and into Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and west to California (Gil 1999); in 2000 it was also recorded in Hawaii (Nagamine and Heu 2003). P. citrella attacks all varieties of citrus as well as other Rutaceae and certain ornamentals; however, grapefruit, tangerine and pumello are the most susceptible hosts (Legaspi and French 2003).
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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 during 6 months of monitoring. We eval...
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