Efficient Mass-Trapping Method As an Alternative Tactic for Suppressing Populations of Leopard Moth (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Manipulation of insect behavior can provide the foundation for effective strategies for control of insect crop pests. A detailed understanding of life cycles and the behavioral repertoires of insect pests is essential for development of this approach. A variety of strategies have been developed based on behavioral manipulation and include mass trapping, attract-and-kill, auto-dissemination, mating and host plant location disruption, and push-pull. Insight into application of these strategies for insect pests within Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hemiptera/Thysanoptera are provided, but first with an overview of economic damage and traditional control approaches, and overview of relevant behavioral/ecological traits. Then examples are provided of how these different control strategies are applied for each taxonomic group. The future of these approaches in the context of altered crop development for repellency or as anti-feedants, the effects of climate change and the risks of behaviorally-based methods are discussed.

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Anthonomus rubi on Strawberry Fruit: Its Biology, Ecology, Damage, and Control from an IPM Perspective

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects12080701 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 701

Author(s):

Lorenzo Tonina ◽

Giulia Zanettin ◽

Paolo Miorelli ◽

Simone Puppato ◽

Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Feeding Activity ◽

Host Feeding ◽

Mass Trapping ◽

Natural Habitats ◽

Potential Control ◽

North East ◽

Monitoring Tools ◽

Anthonomus Rubi ◽

And Control

The strawberry blossom weevil (SBW), Anthonomus rubi, is a well-documented pest of strawberry. Recently, in strawberry fields of Trento Province (north-east Italy), new noteworthy damage on fruit linked to SBW adults was observed, combined with a prolonged adult activity until the autumn. In this new scenario, we re-investigated SBW biology, ecology, monitoring tools, and potential control methods to develop Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. Several trials were conducted on strawberry in the laboratory, field and semi-natural habitats. The feeding activity of adult SBW results in small deep holes on berries at different stages, causing yield losses of up to 60%. We observed a prolonged survival of newly emerged adults (>240 days) along with their ability to sever flower buds without laying eggs inside them in the same year (one generation per year). SBW adults were present in the strawberry field year-round, with movement between crop and no crop habitats, underlying a potential role of other host/feeding plants to support its populations. Yellow sticky traps combined with synthetic attractants proved promising for both adult monitoring and mass trapping. Regarding control, adhesive tapes and mass trapping using green bucket pheromone traps gave unsatisfactory results, while the high temperatures provided by the black fabric, the periodic removal of severed buds or adults and Chlorpyrifos-methyl application constrained population build-up. The findings are important for the development of an IPM strategy.

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Validation and deployment of a quantitative trapping method to measure volatile antimony emissions

Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117831 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 117831

Author(s):

Jaime N. Caplette ◽

Matthias Grob ◽

Adrien Mestrot

Keyword(s):

Trapping Method

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Electrospun Nanosystems Based on PHBV and ZnO for Ecological Food Packaging

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13132123 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 2123

Author(s):

Maria Râpă ◽

Maria Stefan ◽

Paula Popa ◽

Dana Toloman ◽

Cristian Leostean ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Packaging ◽

Spin Trapping ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Paramagnetic Resonance ◽

Hno3 Solution ◽

X Ray ◽

Trapping Method ◽

Ft Ir ◽

Doped Zno ◽

Electron Paramagnetic

The electrospun nanosystems containing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and 1 wt% Fe doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) (with the content of dopant in the range of 0–1 wt% Fe) deposited onto polylactic acid (PLA) film were prepared for food packaging application. They were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), antimicrobial analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) techniques. Migration studies conducted in acetic acid 3% (wt/wt) and ethanol 10% (v/v) food simulants as well as by the use of treated ashes with 3% HNO3 solution reveal that the migration of Zn and Fe falls into the specific limits imposed by the legislation in force. Results indicated that the PLA/PHBV/ZnO:Fex electrospun nanosystems exhibit excellent antibacterial activity against the Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC-27853) due to the generation of a larger amount of perhydroxyl (˙OOH) radicals as assessed using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy coupled with a spin trapping method.

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Comparing sterile male releases and other methods for integrated control of the tiger mosquito in temperate and tropical climates

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-86798-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Léa Douchet ◽

Marion Haramboure ◽

Thierry Baldet ◽

Gregory L’Ambert ◽

David Damiens ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vector Control ◽

Mosquito Species ◽

Integrated Control ◽

Mass Trapping ◽

Southwest Indian Ocean ◽

Breeding Sites ◽

Key Factor ◽

Trapping Methods ◽

Combination Of Methods ◽

Tropical Climates

AbstractThe expansion of mosquito species worldwide is creating a powerful network for the spread of arboviruses. In addition to the destruction of breeding sites (prevention) and mass trapping, methods based on the sterile insect technique (SIT), the autodissemination of pyriproxyfen (ADT), and a fusion of elements from both of these known as boosted SIT (BSIT), are being developed to meet the urgent need for effective vector control. However, the comparative potential of these methods has yet to be explored in different environments. This is needed to propose and integrate informed guidelines into sustainable mosquito management plans. We extended a weather-dependent model of Aedes albopictus population dynamics to assess the effectiveness of these different vector control methods, alone or in combination, in a tropical (Reunion island, southwest Indian Ocean) and a temperate (Montpellier area, southern France) climate. Our results confirm the potential efficiency of SIT in temperate climates when performed early in the year (mid-March for northern hemisphere). In such a climate, the timing of the vector control action was the key factor in its success. In tropical climates, the potential of the combination of methods becomes more relevant. BSIT and the combination of ADT with SIT were twice as effective compared to the use of SIT alone.

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