Controlled release formulations (crf) of douglas-fir beetle...

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A01N 35/06 (2006.01) A01N 25/18 (2006.01) A01N 25/26 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1145256

CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION OF DOUGLAS-FIR BEETLE ANTI AGGREGATIVE PHEROMONE, 3-METHYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-ONE ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method is described for significantly reducing Douglas- fir beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopk.) attacks on felled trees, through the use of the Douglas-fir beetle antiaggregative pheromone, 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one (MCH), a highly volatile and water soluble material. Controlled release formulations of MCH can prevent the buildup of outbreak population of beetles in susceptible trees. Five controlled-release granular formula- tions were developed that eluted 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one (MCH) in the laboratory at a rate ? 0.5 µg/hour for 60 days. The inert components of these fomulations consisted either of a wax- coated molecular sieve, polyethylene emulsion-coated ground corncob or dimer acid polyamide beads. These formulations and a liquid standard were applied 9 May (1975) just prior to Douglas- fir beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopk.) flight to plots containing single, freshly felled Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) trees. Three months later, infestation by Douglas-fir beetle and other insects was evaluated. All treatments except coated corncobs and certain applications of the molecular sieve significantly reduced Douglas-fir beetle attacks. Douglas-fir beetle brood in three treatments was significantly less than in controls. Abundance of entomophagous insects was proportional to density of host beetle attacks. Douglas-fir beetle attack density was negatively correlated with tegree of infestation by the scolytid Pseudohylesinus nebulosus (Lec.).

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