Determination of distribution of harmful click beetle species (Coleoptera, Elateridae) by synthetic sex pheromones

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1607-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kudryavtsev ◽  
K. Siirde ◽  
K. L��ts ◽  
V. Ismailov ◽  
V. Pristavko
2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 740-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian König ◽  
Johannes L. M. Steidle ◽  
Till Tolasch

1990 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 698-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Jürgen Bestmann ◽  
Joachim Erler ◽  
Otto Vostrowsky

Abstract By means of closed loop Stripping the relative evaporation rates of monounsaturated C10-C16-acetates and C10-C12-alcohols have been determined. The results of stimulus released demonstrate the different volatilities of pheromone compounds which should be taken in account with certain biotests and physiological studies.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Kabaluk ◽  
Sophie Ruau ◽  
Anita Poon

Abstract Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae), the larvae of adult click beetles are subterranean and generalist crop pests that can be difficult to target. Targeting adult beetles, however, may be an effective method to lower wireworm populations. Metarhizium brunneum (Petch) kills click beetles but the mortality rate was expected to vary according to temperature. Using a thermal gradient plate to simulate daily oscillating temperatures for April, May, and June, the effectiveness of M. brunneum strains LRC112 and F52 in causing mortality to Agriotes obscurus (L.) and A. lineatus (L.) beetles was studied. Mortality was fastest in beetles exposed to June temperatures and slowest in those exposed to April temperatures, with differences among beetle species x M. brunneum strain combinations. Warmer temperatures resulted in more rapid mycelial outgrowth and conidiation in beetle cadavers, with only A. obscurus infected with M. brunneum LRC112 attaining near 100% conidiation. The number of degree days required to kill 50% of the beetles (LDD50) was least for A. obscurus infected with M. brunneum LRC112 (176) followed by A. obscurus x M. brunneum F52 (212), A. lineatus x M. brunneum LRC112 (215), and A. lineatus x M. brunneum F52 (292). Hypothetical calculations showed that M. brunneum exposure earlier in the season resulted in a longer LT50 but the earliest LT50 calendar date. Later M. brunneum exposure dates resulted in lower LT50’s, but later LT50 dates. This conceptual work demonstrates the importance of considering daily temperature oscillations, seasonality, and degree days in predicting the efficacy of entomopathogens to manage agricultural pests.


Author(s):  
Sonata KAZLAUSKAITĖ ◽  
Povilas MULERČIKAS ◽  
Vytautas TAMUTIS ◽  
Audronė ŽEBRAUSKIENĖ ◽  
Elena SURVILIENĖ

The research has been carried out in 2013–2014 in an organic farm located in Medsėdžiai village, Klaipėda district, and intensive farm located in Laiviai village, Kretinga district. Four agrocenoses have been investigated: wheat, triticale, oat, and multiannual grassland. Five pitfall traps were set out in each of agrocenosis and the traps were active from the last decade of April until the last decade of August. Ground beetle adults that were detected during the study belonged to 27 species and 15 genera. The most abundant ground beetle species were Poecilus cupreus L., Pterostichus melаnаrius Ill, Аmаrа аeneа Deg, Cаrаbus cаncellаtus Ill., Hаrpаlus rufipes Deg., Аnchomenus dorsаlis Pontop. and Bembidion properаns Steph., representatives of which were detected in large numbers in all without an exception investigated agrocenoses and in both types of farming. Two seasonal activity peaks of P. cupreus L. abundance were distinguished in the organic farm: first in the beginning of June and the second in the mid-July. Meanwhile, in the intensive farm it was observed in late May. Click beetle adults, identified in the study, were prescribed to 6 species and 4 genera. The most abundant click beetle species were Agriotes obscurus L., Agriotes lineatus L. and Agriotes sputator L. which occurred without an exception in all the agrocenoses and both types of farms. It was determined that the highest click beetle adults’ activity in the intensive farm was observed in the end of July while the maximum of click beetle adults’ activity in the organic farm was defined in June.


Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel J. Faucheux ◽  
Tamás Németh ◽  
Robin Kundrata

Species of the click-beetle genus Agriotes Eschscholtz are economically important crop pests distributed mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. They can inflict considerable damage on various field crops. Therefore, the detection, monitoring, and control of Agriotes include the adult trapping using species-specific sex pheromones, which is a critical component of pest research. To obtain a better understanding of the detailed antennal morphology as background information for subsequent chemical ecology research, we conducted a scanning electron microscopy study of the antennal sensilla of both sexes in 10 European Agriotes species. We identified 16 different sensilla in Agriotes, belonging to six main types: sensilla chaetica (subtypes C1 and C2), sensilla trichodea, sensilla basiconica (subtypes B1–B9), dome-shaped sensilla (subtypes D1 and D2), sensilla campaniformia, and Böhm sensilla. We discuss their possible functions and compare the sensilla of Agriotes with those of other Elateridae in order to consolidate the sensillum nomenclature in this family. Additionally, our study reveals the remarkable interspecific variability in sensillar equipment of Agriotes and identifies several characters of potential importance for future use in systematic studies. The present study provides a strong preliminary framework for subsequent research on the antennal morphology of this crop pest on a wider scale.


2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1388-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freerk Molleman ◽  
Alexandre Depoilly ◽  
Philippe Vernon ◽  
Jörg Müller ◽  
Richard Bailey ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Rida Fadel Al- Jassany ◽  
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Hasan Moemen Al- Saedy ◽  

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