| Title: | Influence of trap placement and design on capture of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) |
| Author(s): | Francese JA; Oliver JB; Fraser I; Lance DR; Youssef N; Sawyer AJ; Mastro VC; |
| Address: | "USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST, Otis Laboratory, Building 1398, Otis ANGB, MA 02542, USA. joe.francese@aphis.usda.gov" |
| DOI: | 10.1603/0022-0493-101.6.1831 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0022-0493 (Print) 0022-0493 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The key to an effective pest management program for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera Buprestidae), is a survey program equipped with tools for detecting and delimiting populations. We studied the effects of trap design, color, and placement on the efficacy of sticky traps for capturing the emerald ash borer. There were significant differences in trap catch along a transect gradient from wooded to open field conditions, with most beetles being caught along the edge, or in open fields, 15-25 m outside an ash (Fraxinus spp. L.) (Oleaceae) woodlot. Greater emerald ash borer catch occurred on purple traps than on red or white traps. Traps placed in the mid-canopy of ash trees (13 m) caught significantly more beetles than those placed at ground level. We also describe a new trap design, a three-sided prism trap, which is relatively easy to assemble and deploy" |
| Keywords: | Animals *Coleoptera Color Insect Control/instrumentation/*methods Pheromones; |
| Notes: | "MedlineFrancese, Joseph A Oliver, Jason B Fraser, Ivich Lance, David R Youssef, Nadeer Sawyer, Alan J Mastro, Victor C eng Evaluation Study England 2009/01/13 J Econ Entomol. 2008 Dec; 101(6):1831-7. doi: 10.1603/0022-0493-101.6.1831" |
