Wheat head armyworm monitoring: a survey and lure dose response in Montana, USA

Authors

  • Anamika Sharma Montana State University-Bozeman, Department of Research Centers, Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 656, 9546 Old Shelby Rd., Conrad MT 59425, USA
  • Govinda Shrestha Montana State University-Bozeman, Department of Research Centers, Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 656, 9546 Old Shelby Rd., Conrad MT 59425, USA
  • Debra A Miller Montana State University-Bozeman, Department of Research Centers, Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 656, 9546 Old Shelby Rd., Conrad MT 59425, USA
  • Tyler Lane Montana State University-Bozeman, Extension Chouteau County, 1308 Franklin St., PO Box 459, Fort Benton, MT 59442, USA
  • Gadi V P Reddy Montana State University-Bozeman, Department of Research Centers, Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 656, 9546 Old Shelby Rd., Conrad MT 59425, USA

Keywords:

Dargida diffusa, heromone, traps, Golden Triangle Area, pest-monitoring

Abstract

Dargida diffusa (Walker), found throughout the United States, causes sporadic damage to cereal crops. Its larvae feed during summer (May-July) on the heads of the growing crop during night. In the present study, (Z)-11- hexadecenyl acetate (Z11-16Ac) and (Z)-11-hexadecenal (Z11-16Ald), as pheromone, was used to attract male adults in two counties of Montana (2015–2018). Lure dose response was assessed by using 1 mg, 3 mg, and 10 mg doses. Sweep netting was also used to the survey the population of D. diffusa. The dose response study revealed that although higher dose (10 mg) attracted a numerically greater number of adults no significant difference was found among the treatments. Results indicated that the pheromone attracted the males of D. diffusa at all the study sites indicating the presence of this pest in Montana and efficacy of lures at lower dose (1 mg) compared to the control and higher doses. 

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Published

2019-08-19

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2019): JOURNAL OF ECO-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURE

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Sharma, A., Shrestha, G., Miller, D.A., Lane, T., & Reddy, G.V.P. (2019). Wheat head armyworm monitoring: a survey and lure dose response in Montana, USA . Journal of Eco-Friendly Agriculture, 14(1), 55–59. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/jefa/article/view/8121