Dr. Miller et al., GEOGRAPHIC-VARIATION IN RESPONSE OF PINE ENGRAVER, IPS PINI, AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES TO PHEROMONE, LANIERONE, Journal of chemical ecology, 23(8), 1997, pp. 2013-2031
Lanierone strongly synergized the attraction of male and female Ips pi
ni (Say) to ipsdienol in New York and Wisconsin. Synergy was only weak
ly significant in Montana and British Columbia and not significant in
California. Catches of I. pini in ipsdienol-baited traps were increase
d 0% (i.e., nonsignificant) to 9942% by lanierone, with the highest in
creases in eastern North America. Lanierone had the least effect in Ca
lifornia. The effects of lanierone on sex ratios of I. pini in trap ca
tches varied significantly between regions. The addition of lanierone
to ipsdienol-baited traps resulted in a general increase in male repre
sentation at nine of 12 sites. Ips integer (Eichhoff) was attracted to
lanierone alone. Ipsdienol reduced the response of I. integer to lani
erone. Enoclerus lecontei (Wolcott) (Cleridae) preferred traps baited
with the combination of ipsdienol and lanierone. (R)-(-)-Ipsdienol was
attractive to E. sphegeus (F.), Thanasimus undatulus (Say) (Cleridae)
, and Temnochila chlorodia (Mannerheim) (Trogositidae), while racemic
ipsdienol was attractive to E. nigrifrons var. gerhardi Wolc. and Than
asimus dubius (F.). Lanierone had no effect on these species.