MCH released in a novel pheromone dispenser prevents spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), attacks in south-central Alaska

Edward H Holsten; Patrick J Shea; Robert R Borys

doi:10.1603/0022-0493-96.1.31

MCH released in a novel pheromone dispenser prevents spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), attacks in south-central Alaska

J Econ Entomol. 2003 Feb;96(1):31-4. doi: 10.1603/0022-0493-96.1.31.

Authors

Edward H Holsten¹, Patrick J Shea, Robert R Borys

Affiliation

¹ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3301 "C" St., Ste 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, USA. eholsten@fs.fed.us

PMID: 12650341
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-96.1.31

Abstract

Field tests of 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one (MCH), the antiaggregation pheromone of the spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby, were conducted in south-central Alaska in stands of Lutz spruce, Picea x lutzii Little, and Sitka spruce, P. sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. The deployment of MCH in a novel releaser significantly reduced trap catches and spruce beetle attacks on standing live spruce by 96 and 87%, respectively. The results of this study demonstrate the first successful field test of MCH in Alaska for the prevention of spruce beetle attacks on standing, live spruce.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alaska
Animals
Coleoptera*
Cyclohexanes / administration & dosage*
Pest Control, Biological* / instrumentation
Pheromones / administration & dosage*
Picea*

Substances

Cyclohexanes
Pheromones
3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one