Source: UNIV OF MARYLAND submitted to NRP
DEVELOPMENT OF TRAPS AND LURES FOR THE ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0403005
Grant No.
58-1275-9-074
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Aug 23, 1999
Project End Date
Aug 22, 2004
Grant Year
1999
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
UNIV OF MARYLAND
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COLLEGE PARK,MD 20742
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
40%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
60%
Applied
40%
Developmental
0%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2113110113050%
2113110200050%
Knowledge Area
211 - Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants;

Subject Of Investigation
3110 - Insects;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 2000 - Chemistry;
Goals / Objectives
Develop chemical lures and trapping techniques for the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
Project Methods
The Asian long-horned beetle (ALB) attacks and kills healthy deciduous trees, and has become established at two U.S. ports of entry. The beetles probably entered the country via cargo containing wood packing material infested with ALB larvae; therefore, other ports of entry are at risk from this pest. To date, detection of ALB infestations are based solely on visual surveys. An attractant lure to bait traps for the ALB is needed to more efficiently detect beetle infestations and to intercept future ALB introductions. Samples of susceptible tree species will be collected from various parts of Maryland at different times of the growing season. Aeration and steam-distilled extracts of foliage and bark from the preferred host trees will be prepared. These extracts will be tested using the gas chromatography-electroantennogram detector technique either in the quarantine facility or at BARC. In addition, ICEL will attempt to identify compounds that are implicated as pheromone components for the ALB.

Progress 08/23/99 to 08/22/04

Outputs
4. What were the most significant accomplishments this past year? This report serves to document research conducted under a specific cooperative agreement with Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, for "Development of Traps and Lures for the Asian Longhorned Beetle"; additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent project 1275-22000-191-00D, "Chemical Signals for Managing Insects". A female-produced contact sex recognition pheromone blend has been identified. This blend mimics the cuticular extract of females that elicits male courtship in a laboratory bioassay. A number of ALB host volatiles, as well as male produced pheromone, was also identified and formulated as a potential long-range attractant. Field bioassays are ongoing with collaborators in China.

Impacts
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