Traslucent pheromone traps increase trapping efficiency of ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola González-Audino ◽  
Pablo Gatti ◽  
Eduardo Zerba
Keyword(s):  
Ambrosia Beetle ◽  
Trapping Efficiency ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Megaplatypus Mutatus

Development of natural waxes dispensers for pheromones and use in mating disruption of the ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus in poplar (Populus spp) plantations

2016 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Ceriani-Nakamurakare ◽  
Mariel Slodowicz ◽  
Cecilia Carmaran ◽  
Paola Gonzalez-Audino
Keyword(s):  
Mating Disruption ◽  
Ambrosia Beetle ◽  
Megaplatypus Mutatus ◽  
Populus Spp

scholarly journals Effectiveness of pheromone traps for the European spruce bark beetle: a comparative study of four commercial products and two new models

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juraj Galko ◽  
Christo Nikolov ◽  
Andrej Kunca ◽  
Jozef Vakula ◽  
Andrej Gubka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bark Beetle ◽  
Trapping Efficiency ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Commercial Products ◽  
Spruce Bark Beetle ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Spruce Bark ◽  
Funnel Trap ◽  
Set Up ◽  
European Spruce Bark Beetle

AbstractSix types of pheromone traps were tested between 2012 and 2014 in the High Tatra Mountains, northern Slovakia. Traps were baited with lures for attracting the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographusL.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae). Among the tested traps, four types are commercial products; Theysohn (T-trap), Ecotrap (E-trap), Lindgren funnel trap (L-trap), BEKA trap (B-trap) and two are our newly developed models; Funnel trap (P-trap) and Cross trap (K-trap). The traps were set up on ten selected sites and tested during three growing seasons (2012, 2013 and 2014). The newly developed models were compared to the commercially available models for trapping efficiency of target pest, easy to use and impact on non-target insect species. We found that the best commercially available model is the L-trap, however the bottom of L-trap is considered too shallow resulting in an accumulation of rainwater that increases the traps attractiveness for Silphids. In our experiment, the newly developed models; P-trap and K-trap performed better compared to commercially used models. P-trap caught 28% moreI. typographusand K-trap caught 57% more beetles compared to T-trap in 2014. There are additional advantages of the newly developed traps such as easy handling, good rainwater drainage, higher collection container volume, and scale marking within the collection container. The results of this study have encouraged us to patent P-trap and K-trap as utility models.

VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH PHEROMONE TRAPS FOR MONITORING SPRUCE BUDWORM POPULATIONS (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE)

1981 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W. Houseweart ◽  
Daniel T. Jennings ◽  
C. J. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Spruce Budworm ◽  
High Density ◽  
Trapping Efficiency ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Trap Efficiency ◽  
Ca 50 ◽  
Trap Placement

AbstractThe effects of three trap variables (age, saturation, and density) on catches of male spruce budworm moths were tested using Pherocon 1CP® traps baited with synthetic sex attractant in high-density budworm populations in Maine and low-density populations in Ontario. As trap age increased, the number of moths captured decreased significantly; traps aged 2, 10, and 16 days caught an average of 5.4, 28, and 27% fewer moths than unaged traps. Traps functionally saturate and trapping efficiency diminishes in both high and low density populations after ca. 50 moths are caught, although maximum observed catch was 193 moths/day. Density or spacing of traps also affects trap efficiency. Traps spaced 5 m apart may act as a single attraction source. Interference between traps was evident for traps spaced 10, 20, and 30 m apart, while traps spaced at 40 m had the least interference. However, interference at all spacings was noted during peak moth flight in 1978 when mean catch was ca. 140 moths/trap/day.Pherocon 1CP traps can be used for detecting and monitoring spruce budworm populations; however, influences of trap age, timing of trap placement, trap saturation, spacing of traps, and lure strength should be taken into account.

scholarly journals The threat of the ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus (Chapuis) (=Platypus mutatus Chapuis) to world poplar resources

2007 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. Alfaro ◽  
L. M. Humble ◽  
P. Gonzalez ◽  
R. Villaverde ◽  
G. Allegro
Keyword(s):  
Ambrosia Beetle ◽  
Megaplatypus Mutatus

FACTORS AFFECTING CATCH IN PHEROMONE TRAPS FOR MONITORING THE WESTERN SPRUCE BUDWORM, CHORISTONEURA OCCIDENTALIS FREEMAN

1990 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 1119-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.D. Sweeney ◽  
J.A. McLean ◽  
R.F. Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Larval Density ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Spruce Budworm ◽  
Trapping Efficiency ◽  
Choristoneura Occidentalis ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Western Spruce Budworm ◽  
Trap Design ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Mean

AbstractThe effects of trap design, lure concentration, lure age, and trap maintenance on the catch of western spruce budworm moths, Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman, in pheromone traps were tested in light to moderate infestations near Ashcroft, B.C. High cumulative moth catches reduced the trapping efficiency of both the sticky traps and the non-sticky Uni-traps relative to traps from which the moths were removed every 2 days. Correlations between the total season’s catch and larval density per plot in the same and following generations were not significant (P>0.05) for any of the eight combinations of trap design, lure concentration, and maintenance regimen tested. However, by dividing the mean moth catch in Uni-traps by either the basal area or foliage biomass per hectare in each plot, correlations with the following year’s larval density were significant (r2 = 0.77–0.98; P<0.05; n=5).

New trap for emergent Megaplatypus mutatus

2007 ◽  
Vol 139 (6) ◽  
pp. 894-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Gatti Liguori ◽  
Eduardo Zerba ◽  
Paola Gonzalez Audino
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Ambrosia Beetle ◽  
Forest Pest ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Behavioral Experiments ◽  
Successful Reproduction ◽  
Standing Trees ◽  
Emergence Traps ◽  
Megaplatypus Mutatus ◽  
Antagonistic Interactions

AbstractMegaplatypus mutatus (= Platypus mutatus) (Chapuis), an ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) native to South America, is a forest pest that attacks live standing trees, affecting commercial poplar and other broadleaf plantations. Traditionally, single-chambered emergence traps have been used to collect live beetles for field and laboratory studies. However, the lack of separation in these chambers results in antagonistic interactions between individuals. Wounded M. mutatus are incapable of successful reproduction and are of little value in physiological and behavioral experiments. We introduce a new, multiple-chambered trap that isolates individual insects until collection, thus increasing the number of uninjured and fully functional insects available for physiological and behavioral experiments.

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