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A proposed hypothesis for the possible evolutionary benefits of autodetection is its possible role as a spacing mechanism to reduce female-female competition. Here, we explore autodetection in two species of tortricids (Grapholita molesta (Busck) and Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris)). We find that females of both species not only \u201cautodetect,\u201d but that learning (change in behavior following experience) occurs, which affects behavior for at least 24 hours after pheromone pre-exposure. Specifically, female calling in both species is advanced at least 24 hours, but not 5 days, following pheromone pre-exposure. Also, the propensity of female moths to initiate flight and the duration of flights, as quantified by a laboratory flight mill, were advanced in pre-exposed females as compared with controls. Pheromone pre-exposure did not affect the proportion of mated moths when they were confined with males in small enclosures over 24 hours in laboratory assays. We discuss the possible implications of these results with respect to management of these known pest species with the use of pheromone-based mating disruption.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/insects5020459","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,6,19]],"date-time":"2014-06-19T11:22:58Z","timestamp":1403176978000},"page":"459-473","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Female Moth Calling and Flight Behavior Are Altered Hours Following Pheromone Autodetection: Possible Implications for Practical Management with Mating Disruption"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Lukasz","family":"Stelinski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Entomology and Nematology,  University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2801-8590","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Holdcraft","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marucci Center, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, 125A Lake Oswego Rd., Chatsworth, NJ 08019, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cesar","family":"Rodriguez-Saona","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marucci Center, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, 125A Lake Oswego Rd., Chatsworth, NJ 08019, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,6,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"80","DOI":"10.1007\/s10886-009-9737-y","article-title":"Sex pheromones and their impact on pest management","volume":"36","author":"Witzgall","year":"2010","journal-title":"J. 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