DISPENSING ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE AS AN ATTRACTANT FOR TRAPPING CRUCIFER-FEEDING FLEA BEETLES
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 112 (1) , 93-97
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent11293-1
Abstract
Release of allyl isothiocyanate through the red rubber sleeve-type stoppers of small serum vials was found to be an effective and convenient method of dispensing this attractant from traps used to catch crucifer-feeding flea beetles. Liquid allyl isothiocyanate in a vial was conducted upwards by capillary action through a length of pipestem cleaner, absorbed by the rubber stopper and given off as a vapor from its outer surface. Release rates were affected by extent of exposure to solar or other radiant heat energy, time, and the thickness of stoppers.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Flea Beetles and Mustard Oils: Host Plant Specificity of Phyllotreta cruciferae and P. striolata Adults (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)1Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 1970