Summary
Sticky traps containing (+)-lineatin, the pheromone of the ambrosia beetle,Trypodendron lineatum, attracted the predatorThanasimus formicarius to about the same extent as traps baited with ipslure, the pheromone blend used for mass-trappingIps typographus. The results indicate thatT. lineatum is an important prey forT. formicarius early in the season before the main prey becomes active. Addition ofexo-brevicomin to ipslure and ethanol and/or α-pinene to (+)-lineatin did not significantly influence the catches of the predator.
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Tømmerås, B.Å. The clerid beetle,Thanasimus formicarius, is attracted to the pheromone of the ambrosia beetle,Trypodendron lineatum. Experientia 44, 536–537 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958942
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