First Report of the Adventive Species Sitochroa Palealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Pennsylvania and Its Attraction to the Sex Pheromone of the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia Nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Authors

Neelendra K. Joshi, Pennsylvania State University
David J. Biddinger, Pennsylvania State University
Shelby Fleischer, Pennsylvania State University
Steven Passoa, Ohio State University

Document Type

Peer-Review Article

Abstract

Sitochroa palealis (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a newly detected crambid moth in the United States, is found for the first time in orchard and row crop agroecosystems in Adams and Centre counties, Pennsylvania, during 2011. In Adams County, S. palealis male and female adults were net collected from flowers and found in white pan traps used to sample bee populations near apple orchards, while in Centre County adults were found in wire-cone traps baited with the sex pheromone of the European corn borer (E-strain), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Additional records of S. palealis from four Ohio counties (Marion, Wayne, Franklin, and Delaware) are given. A brief discussion on the current economic importance of S. palealis in the United States is provided, and its importance as a non-target in European corn borer surveys is highlighted.

Recommended Citation

Joshi, Neelendra K.; Biddinger, David J.; Fleischer, Shelby; and Passoa, Steven 2013. "First Report of the Adventive Species Sitochroa Palealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Pennsylvania and Its Attraction to the Sex Pheromone of the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia Nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 46 (1)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.2264
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol46/iss1/6