Abstract:
Utilizing volatile bioactive compounds to trap stored-grain insects plays a vital role in population dynamic monitoring and the application of trap-and-kill control technologies for stored grains. In this study, a Y-tube olfactometer was adopted to determine the behavioral selectivity of adults of six stored-grain insect species, including
Sitophilus oryzae, Tribolium castaneum, Lasioderma serricorne, Cryptolestes ferrugineus, Tribolium confusum, and
Sitophilus zeamais, to seven odorant compounds (2-ethylhexanol, jasmone, 2-ethylhexyl benzoate,
α-ionone,
β-ionone,
β-damascenone, and eugenol), at five dose levels. The results showed that the adults of the six stored-grain insect species exhibited species-specific behavioral responses to the seven odorant compounds, with a certain degree of dose dependence.The results indicated that the behavioral responses of adults of the six stored-grain insect species to the seven odorant compounds exhibited significant interspecific differences and obvious concentration dependence.
S. oryzae exhibited high choice rates to 2-ethylhexyl benzoate (5
μg/cm
2 filter paper), jasmone (0.05
μg/cm
2), and
α-ionone (0.05
μg/cm
2), with corresponding choice rates of 78.74%, 77.58%, and 76.71%, respectively.
T. castaneum displayed weak overall tropism, yet it had relatively strong responses to
β-damascenone (0.5
μg/cm
2) and jasmone (0.005
μg/cm
2); the corresponding response rate and choice rate reached 81.67% and 63.33%, 50.00% and 61.76%, respectively.
L. serricorne was sensitive to
β-damascenone (0.05
μg/cm
2),
α-ionone (0.005
μg/cm
2), and 2-ethylhexyl benzoate (0.005
μg/cm
2), with choice rates of 76.16%, 69.20%, and 62.58%, respectively.
C. ferrugineus produced strong responses to 2-ethylhexyl benzoate (0.05
μg/cm
2), with a response rate of 73.33% and choice rate of 73.70%.
T. confusum presented strong tropism to
β-damascenone (0.5
μg/cm
2) and jasmone (0.05
μg/cm
2), with choice rates of 62.27% and 62.35%, respectively.
S. zeamais exhibited prominent responses to 2-ethylhexyl benzoate (5
μg/cm
2),
α-ionone (0.05
μg/cm
2), and jasmone (5
μg/cm
2), with choice rates of 81.11%, 79.01%, and 78.71%, respectively. Overall, most treatments inducing strong insect responses fell within the concentration range of 0.005-0.5
μg/cm
2 on filter paper, while several compounds still maintained high choice rates at the concentration of 5
μg/cm
2. These findings provide a basis for the targeted screening of attractants, dose optimization, and development of green monitoring, prevention and control technologies for stored-grain insects.