Short communication: Efficacy of a non-pheromone semiochemical for trapping of western flower thrips in the presence of competing plant volatiles in a nectarine orchard

  • David A. J. Teulon The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140
  • Melanie M. Davidson The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140
  • Mette Nielsen The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140
  • Ruth Butler The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140
  • Dolores Bosch Sustainable Plant Protection, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), 25198 Lleida
  • Jordi Riudavets Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), 08348, Cabrils, Barcelona
  • Cristina Castañé Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), 08348, Cabrils, Barcelona
Keywords: Thysanoptera, trapping efficacy, attractant, methyl isonicotinate, competing odours

Abstract

Non-pheromone semiochemicals or allelochemicals (kairomones, synomones, allomones) are often derived from, or are similar to, host plant odours and depending on their use, these semiochemicals may have to compete with the same or similar odours emanating from adjacent host plants with unknown consequences on trapping efficacy. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of the non-pheromone thrips attractant methyl isonicotinate (MI) as a lure for Western flower thrips (WFT; Frankliniella occidentalis) over a range of Prunus persicae nectarine plant growth stages (flowering, green fruit, ripe fruit), when competition from different host plant odours may vary, and different numbers of thrips can be present, in a Catalan nectarine orchard in 2014 and 2015. Significant 2.4–3.9 × increases in WFT numbers in traps with MI compared with those without MI were consistent over the season (flowering, green fruit, mature fruit) despite overall differences in thrips numbers on these different occasions. These results suggest that MI is an effective lure throughout the nectarine growth stages despite the presumed presence of competing and changing host plant odours. Trap type and colour and MI release rate may be important for improving overall trap efficacy.

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Published
2018-12-19
How to Cite
Teulon, D. A. J., Davidson, M. M., Nielsen, M., Butler, R., Bosch, D., Riudavets, J., & Castañé, C. (2018). Short communication: Efficacy of a non-pheromone semiochemical for trapping of western flower thrips in the presence of competing plant volatiles in a nectarine orchard. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 16(3), e10SC01. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2018163-13060
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Plant protection