Journal of Economic Entomology, 109(4), 2016, 1741–1749 doi: 10.1093/jee/tow100 Advance Access Publication Date: 31 May 2016 Forest Entomology Research article Optimizing Generic Cerambycid Pheromone Lures for Australian Biosecurity and Biodiversity Monitoring R. A. Hayes,1,2,3 M. W. Griffiths,1,2 H. F. Nahrung,1,2,4 P. A. Arnold,5 L. M. Hanks,6 and J. G. Millar7 1Forest Industries Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4558, Australia (
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[email protected], 4Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4558, Australia, 5School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia (
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[email protected]) Downloaded from Received 11 February 2016; Accepted 19 April 2016 Abstract http://jee.oxfordjournals.org/ The cerambycid beetles comprise a diverse family that includes many economically important pests of living and dead trees. Pheromone lures have been developed for cerambycids in many parts of the world, but to date, have not been tested in Australia. In this study, we tested the efficacy of several pheromones, identified from North American and European species, as attractants for cerambycids at three sites in southeast Queensland, Australia.