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DISRUPTION OF SPRUCE BUDWORM, CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE), MATING IN A WIND TUNNEL BY SYNTHETIC PHEROMONE: ROLE OF HABITUATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C.J. Sanders
C.J. Sanders
Affiliation:
Government of Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Great Lakes Forest Research Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5M7
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The disruption of chemical communication between adult insects by the use of synthetic sex pheromones is an attractive method of insect control. However the mechanism of disruption is not clearly understood. It is generally considered that 3 mechanisms are in operation (see review by Bartell 1982): masking of the natural-pheromone plumes by permeation of the atmosphere with synthetic pheromone; orientation of males to false trails; and habituation of the central nervous system by prolonged or repeated exposure to the pheromone. The relative importance of these 3 mechanisms in disruption is of concern, as this can affect the strategy for disseminating the pheromone.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 117 , Issue 3 , March 1985 , pp. 391 - 393
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1985

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