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Oryctes monoceros Trapping with Synthetic Pheromone and Palm Material in Ivory Coast
Authors:Kouassi Allou  Jean-Paul Morin  Philippe Kouassi  François Hala N’klo  Didier Rochat
Affiliation:(1) CNRA, Station de recherche Marc Delorme, Laboratoire de Défense des cultures sur le programme cocotier, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Ivory Coast;(2) CIRAD-CP, UR 31, TA 80/02, Avenue Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France;(3) Université de Cocody-Laboratoire de Zoologie et de biologie Animale de l’UFR Biosciences, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast;(4) UMR 1272, Physiologie de l’Insecte, Signalisation et Communication, INRA, R.D. 10, 78026 Versailles, Cedex, France
Abstract:Oryctes monoceros is the most serious pest in coconut plantations, causing up to 40% damage in tropical Africa, especially in Ivory Coast. With a view to reducing pest populations by olfactory trapping, field trials were carried out to assess the efficiency of a synthetic aggregation pheromone: ethyl 4-methyloctanoate (1), 4-methyloctanoic acid (2), a related volatile produced by males, and decaying palm material, either oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) or pieces of coconut wood (CW) of various ages. Vertical polyvinyl chloride tube traps (2 × 0.16 m with two openings in the upper half), embedded in the soil, were more efficient than 30-L pail traps 1.5 m above ground. EFB, which were inactive alone, synergized captures with synthetic pheromone. CW was more effective than EFB in comparative trials. Compound 2 did not catch any beetles when assessed with EFB, and reduced catches by 1 + EFB when tested at >10% with the pheromone. Trapping over 6 mo in 2002 and 2003 in a 19-ha coconut plot inside a 4,000-ha oil palm estate reduced damage from 3.8% in 2001 to 0.5% in 2002, then to 0.2% in 2003. Damage was 0.0% in 2004 with routine trapping using 32 traps, which caught 3369 beetles in 9 mo. The results are discussed in relation to other Dynastid palm pests and coconut protection in Ivory Coast.
Keywords:Coleoptera  Scarabaeidae   Oryctes   Aggregation pheromone  Coattractant  Mass trapping  Coconut
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