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Data from: Experiments on Jackson trap efficiency capturing Bactrocera dorsalis and Zeugodacus cucurbitae

    We tested the effects of three important components of Jackson traps on efficiency of capture of two important fruit fly species, using the “standard” (i.e., as they are used in the state-wide surveillance program in California) and alternatives: Insecticide (Naled, DDVP or None), type of adhesive on the sticky panel (Seabright Laboratories Stickem Special Regular or Stickem Special HiTack), and use of a single or combination male lure (Methyl eugenol and/or cuelure). Experiments were conducted in large outdoor carousel olfactometers with known numbers of Bactrocera dorsalis and Zeugodacus cucurbitae and by trapping wild populations of the same two species. Lures were aged out to eight weeks to develop a comprehensive dataset on trap efficiency of the various combinations.

    Data from: Field Trapping and Flight Capacity of Eucosma giganteana (Riley) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Response to Behaviorally Active Congeneric Semiochemicals in Novel Silflower Agroecosystems

      We evaluated the flight behavior of E. giganteana in response to semiochemicals identified from other closely related Eucosma species, including: (Z)- and (E)-8-dodecenyl acetate, (E)-9-dodecenyl acetate, (Z)-8-dodecenol, (E,E)-8,10-dodecadienyl acetate, and (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate. The goals were to evaluate whether any of these compounds could improve capture of E. giganteana on clear sticky cards in the field, and whether the most attractive volatiles might affect flight behavior on a computer-automated flight mill assay.

      Data from: Attraction, mobility, and preference by Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) to microbially-mediated volatile emissions by two species of fungi in stored grain

        Our goals were to 1) isolate, and culture two fungal morphotypes, 2) characterize the volatile emissions from grain inoculated by each fungal morphotype (Aspergillus flavus or Fusarium spp.) compared to uninoculated and sanitized grain, and 3) understand how MVOCs from each morphotype affects mobility, attraction, and preference by L. serricorne.

        Data from: Quantifying Insect Dispersal Distances from Trapping Detections Data to Predict Delimiting Survey Radii, Raw Florida fruit fly Distances

          Trapping survey detections data for Medfly and OFF with latitudes and longitudes and other spatial identifications removed, to protect private properties from being identified. Data are from Florida, 1956-2018, and were used to quantify the dispersal kernel, or total distance travelled, up to 30 days. "Collected Florida fruit fly distances raw data v1.csv" is the data with brief information for all records, including those that could not be clustered and analyzed. The data can be used to verify the dataset reporting in the linked citation.

          Data from: Quantifying Insect Dispersal Distances from Trapping Detections Data to Predict Delimiting Survey Radii, Florida fruit fly Distances

            Trapping survey detections data for Medfly and OFF with latitudes and longitudes and other spatial identifications removed, to protect private properties from being identified. Data are from Florida, 1956-2018, and were used to quantify the dispersal kernel, or total distance travelled, up to 30 days. "Collected Florida fruit fly distances data v1.csv" is the data with clustering for proximity in time and space. This data includes distance metrics calculated for each record, from the cluster centroid.

            Data from: Quantifying Insect Dispersal Distances from Trapping Detections Data to Predict Delimiting Survey Radii, raw Mexfly data

              Trapping survey detections data for Mexfly, Anastrepha ludens, with latitudes and longitudes and other spatial identifications removed, to protect private properties from being identified. Data are from Texas, 2016-2019, and were used to quantify the dispersal kernel, or total distance travelled, up to 30 days. "Raw Mexfly detections data v1.csv" is the dataset for all detections, which can be used to verify the records that were included (clustered) in the analysis or not (not clustered).

              Data from: Quantifying Insect Dispersal Distances from Trapping Detections Data to Predict Delimiting Survey Radii, Mexfly distances

                Trapping survey detections data for Mexfly, Anastrepha ludens, with latitudes and longitudes and other spatial identifications removed, to protect private properties from being identified. Data are from Texas, 2016-2019, and were used to quantify the dispersal kernel, or total distance travelled, up to 30 days. "Collected Mexfly distances data v1.csv" is the data with clustering for proximity in time and space. This data includes distance metrics calculated for each record, from the cluster centroid.