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Flight and oviposition behavior of Ephestia cautella and Plodia interpunctella in response to odors of different chocolate products

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Summary, in English

The present study is included in a project with the aim to develop attractants from food odors for trapping female moths. Males and mated, but not unmated, females of Ephestia cautella and Plodia interpunctella were attracted by odors of three different chocolate products in flight tunnel experiments. Chocolate containing nut or rum elicited upwind flight and landing responses. Extracts of the chocolate products induced upwind flight in both species and both sexes. Larvae of the tested species survived best in plain chocolate (E. cautella) or nut-containing chocolate (P. interpunctella). The oviposition preference of P. interpunctella females seems to be highly adaptive, since females oviposited in the diet most suitable for larval feeding, whereas E. cautella females showed a less selective oviposition preference, between the diets tested.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

363-380

Publication/Series

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volume

18

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Zoology
  • Biological Sciences

Status

Published

Project

  • Pheromones and kairomones for control of stored product pests

Research group

  • Pheromone Group

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0892-7553