Population-density-dependent mating frequency amongPlodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae) in the presence of synthetic sex pheromone with behavioral observations

• DOI: 10.1007/bf00988835
• Publication Date: 2005-01-09T15:26:18Z
• Authors: L. L. Sower; W. K. Turner; J. C. Fish
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 01 natural sciences

Mating frequency amongPlodia interpunctella (Hubner) held in enclosed environments was reduced in the presence of the synthetic sex pheromone, (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadien-l-ol acetate. The effectiveness of any dose of pheromone was markedly increased as population densities were decreased from 10 to 0.1 pairs/m2 of wall and ceiling surface. Mating behaviors of the insect are described.