Sticky Trap Lure Attractants.

kurt · October 8, 2015

Attractants
Geraniol and eugenol are effective attractants
and are used as lures in traps for the Japanese beetle,
Popillia japonica Newman, and methyl-eugenol has
been used to trap oriental fruit fly, Dacus dorsalis
Hendel (Vargas et al., 2000). Cinnamyl alcohol, 4-
methoxy-cinnamaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, geranylacetone
and α-terpineol are also attractive to adult
corn rootworm beetles, Diabrotica sp. (Hammack,
1996; Petroski and Hammack, 1998). The essential
oil and a number of extracts of Rosmarinus officinalis
L. in solvents of increasing polarity have been isolated,
and their components identified and tested as
pest control agents. Ethanol and acetone extracts
attract grape berry moth, Lobesia botrana. However,
none of the extracts had a significant effect on
western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis,
which is attracted by 1,8-cineole, a major essential
oil component (Katerinopoulos et al., 2005).
Lemon essential oil is distilled from the peels
of Citrus limonum. It has a light yellow color and a
characteristic lemon aroma. Lemon essential oil
contains several terpenes and geraniol, which have
all been shown to attract thrips, fungus gnats,
mealybugs, scale, and Japanese beetles. Adding this
oil to the insect-a-peel, thrips/leafminer blue trap, or
the yellow aphid/whitefly sticky trap will attract these
unwanted pests and capture them on the trap (http://
www.arbico-organics.com/1610075.html).
Compositions of cis-jasmone were found to
effectively attract adult Lepidoptera. The cis-jasmone
may be used alone or in combination with one or
more other volatiles of the Japanese honeysuckle
flower, particularly linalool and/or phenylacetaldehyde.
By attracting the adult Lepidoptera to
attracticidal baits and/or field traps, the attractants
are useful for the control and monitoring of these
agricultural pests (Pair and Horvat, 1997). Similarly,
natural essential oils have shown a high attractiveness
for greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Westwood. Greenhouse whitefly reacted particularly
intensively to sandalwood oil, basil oil, and grapefruit
oil. After the application of aromatic substances on
yellow sticky traps, the number of insects caught
increased significantly amounting to 487.64, 483.20,
and 333.09%, respectively (Górski, 2004). Thus,
natural essential oils or their constituents could be
useful in the monitoring of pests, at least greenhouse
whitefly in the present case.

Basically if you have a source for essential oils you can incorporate them with the sticky traps with good success.Without the "lure" the traps are just a color type lure attractant.Our Whole foods has some of the above.I am experimenting with orange,lime peels right now.

October 8, 2015	#1
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,501	Sticky Trap Lure Attractants. Attractants Geraniol and eugenol are effective attractants and are used as lures in traps for the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, and methyl-eugenol has been used to trap oriental fruit fly, Dacus dorsalis Hendel (Vargas et al., 2000). Cinnamyl alcohol, 4- methoxy-cinnamaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, geranylacetone and α-terpineol are also attractive to adult corn rootworm beetles, Diabrotica sp. (Hammack, 1996; Petroski and Hammack, 1998). The essential oil and a number of extracts of Rosmarinus officinalis L. in solvents of increasing polarity have been isolated, and their components identified and tested as pest control agents. Ethanol and acetone extracts attract grape berry moth, Lobesia botrana. However, none of the extracts had a significant effect on western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, which is attracted by 1,8-cineole, a major essential oil component (Katerinopoulos et al., 2005). Lemon essential oil is distilled from the peels of Citrus limonum. It has a light yellow color and a characteristic lemon aroma. Lemon essential oil contains several terpenes and geraniol, which have all been shown to attract thrips, fungus gnats, mealybugs, scale, and Japanese beetles. Adding this oil to the insect-a-peel, thrips/leafminer blue trap, or the yellow aphid/whitefly sticky trap will attract these unwanted pests and capture them on the trap (http:// www.arbico-organics.com/1610075.html). Compositions of cis-jasmone were found to effectively attract adult Lepidoptera. The cis-jasmone may be used alone or in combination with one or more other volatiles of the Japanese honeysuckle flower, particularly linalool and/or phenylacetaldehyde. By attracting the adult Lepidoptera to attracticidal baits and/or field traps, the attractants are useful for the control and monitoring of these agricultural pests (Pair and Horvat, 1997). Similarly, natural essential oils have shown a high attractiveness for greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood. Greenhouse whitefly reacted particularly intensively to sandalwood oil, basil oil, and grapefruit oil. After the application of aromatic substances on yellow sticky traps, the number of insects caught increased significantly amounting to 487.64, 483.20, and 333.09%, respectively (Górski, 2004). Thus, natural essential oils or their constituents could be useful in the monitoring of pests, at least greenhouse whitefly in the present case. Basically if you have a source for essential oils you can incorporate them with the sticky traps with good success.Without the "lure" the traps are just a color type lure attractant.Our Whole foods has some of the above.I am experimenting with orange,lime peels right now. __________________ KURT