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J Econ Entomol

Title:		Comparison of different traps and attractants in 3 food processing facilities in Greece on the capture of stored product insects
Author(s):		Morrison WR; Agrafioti P; Domingue MJ; Scheff DS; Lampiri E; Gourgouta M; Baliota GV; Sakka M; Myers SW; Athanassiou CG;
Address:		"USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA. Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou Street, Nea Ionia, Magnesia 38446, Greece. Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, Science and Technology, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Buzzards Bay, MA, USA. Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA"
Journal Title:		J Econ Entomol
Year:		2023
Volume:		116
Issue:		4
Page Number:		1432 - 1446
DOI:		10.1093/jee/toad107
ISSN/ISBN:		1938-291X (Electronic) 0022-0493 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Certain lures are marketed toward particular pests or classes of pests, while others might be multi-species lures. Investigative aims for this study included both which trap was most sensitive and whether different combinations of traps and attractants were delivering novel information about the stored product insect community. Comparisons were made for all combinations of 3 commercial traps and 4 different attractants plus an untreated control on the capture of stored-product insects for 2 consecutive years in 3 food processing facilities in Central Greece. The traps used in the experiments were Dome Trap (Trece Inc., USA), Wall Trap (Trece) and Box Trap (Insects Limited, Ltd., USA). The attractants that were evaluated were 0.13 g of (i) PantryPatrol gel (Insects Limited), (ii) Storgard kairomone food attractant oil (Trece), (iii) wheat germ (Honeyville, USA), and (iv) Dermestid tablet attractant (Insects Limited). The traps were inspected approximately every 15 days and rotated. A total of 34,000+ individuals were captured belonging to 26 families and at least 48 species. The results indicated that Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner), red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), and cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.) were the most abundant. Although there were noticeable differences among the different traps and attractants for specific species, all combinations provided similar information on population dynamics. Generally, Dome traps baited with either the oil or the gel, were found to be the most sensitive. The results of the present study demonstrate the importance of long-term trapping protocols, as a keystone in IPM-based control strategies in food processing facilities"
Keywords:		Animals Greece Insect Control/methods Insecta *Coleoptera *Lepidoptera Food Handling Pheromones dominance frequency stored-product insect trapping;
Notes:		"MedlineMorrison, William R Agrafioti, Paraskevi Domingue, Michael J Scheff, Deanna S Lampiri, Evagelia Gourgouta, Marina Baliota, Georgia V Sakka, Maria Myers, Scott W Athanassiou, Christos G eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2023/06/23 J Econ Entomol. 2023 Aug 10; 116(4):1432-1446. doi: 10.1093/jee/toad107"