Eur. J. Entomol. 103 (1): 267-271, 2006 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.033

Phenylacetaldehyde: A chemical attractant for common green lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea s.l., Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Miklós TÓTH1, András BOZSIK2, Ferenc SZENTKIRÁLYI1, Agostino LETARDI3, Maria Rosaria TABILIO4, Marcello VERDINELLI5, Pietro ZANDIGIACOMO6, Judit JEKISA1, István SZARUKÁN2
1 Plant Protection Institute, HAS, Budapest, Hungary; e-mails: h2371tot@ella.hu, h2404sze@ella.hu
2 University of Debrecen, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Protection, Debrecen, Hungary; e-mails: bozsik@helios.date.hu, asbolt@helios.date.hu
3 ENEA - C.R. Casaccia, Biotec-SIC, S. Maria di Galeria, Roma, Italy; e-mail: aletardi@casaccia.enea.it
4 Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura di Roma, Ciampino Aeroporto (RM), Italy; e-mail: tab55@mclink.it
5 Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante, Sezione di Entomologia agraria UniversitL degli Studi & Sez. Ecologia applicata e Controllo biologico I.S.E. [ex I.R.Co.B.A.] C.N.R, Sassari, Italy
6 Dipartimento Biologia applicata alla Difesa delle Piante UniversitL degli Studi di Udine, Italy

At five sites in Hungary and Italy, traps baited with phenylacetaldehyde caught significantly higher numbers (10 to 100 times more) of green lacewings than unbaited traps, which demonstrates that this compound is an attractant. Traps with three bait dispensers usually caught more than those with one dispenser, but the difference was significant only at two out of five test sites. There was no difference in the numbers caught by sticky delta and funnel traps baited with phenylacetaldehyde. However, funnel traps could be adapted to catch living green lacewings. The vast majority of the specimens belonged to the Chrysoperla carnea species complex. Ch. carnea sensu lato dominated the catches at all sites. At some sites 3-11% of the insects caught were Ch. lucasina Lacroix. Phenylacetaldehyde-baited traps were attractive to both sexes, but generally more females were caught than males. Funnel traps baited with three dispensers of phenylacetaldehyde caught green lacewing adults throughout the season in Hungary.

Keywords: Neuroptera, Chrysopidae, Chrysoperla, green lacewings, attractant, phenylacetaldehyde

Received: March 2, 2005; Revised: July 7, 2005; Accepted: July 7, 2005; Published: January 30, 2006  Show citation

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TÓTH, M., BOZSIK, A., SZENTKIRÁLYI, F., LETARDI, A., TABILIO, M.R., VERDINELLI, M., ... SZARUKÁN, I. (2006). Phenylacetaldehyde: A chemical attractant for common green lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea s.l., Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). EJE, 103(1), 267-271. doi: 10.14411/eje.2006.033
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