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Environ Entomol

Title:		Local and Landscape-Scale Features Influence Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Bycatch in Bertha Armyworm Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Pheromone-Baited Monitoring Traps
Author(s):		Grocock NL; Evenden ML;
Address:		"Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada"
Journal Title:		Environ Entomol
Year:		2020
Volume:		49
Issue:		5
Page Number:		1127 - 1136
DOI:		10.1093/ee/nvaa087
ISSN/ISBN:		1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The bertha armyworm (BAW) Mamestra configurata Walker is a significant pest of canola Brassica napus L. (Brassicales: Brassicaceae) in western Canada. Its activity is monitored through a large network of pheromone-baited monitoring traps as a part of the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network across the Canadian Prairies. The unintentional bycatch of bee pollinators in pheromone-baited traps targeting moth pests occurs in many agroecosystems and may have repercussions for biodiversity and pollination services of wild plants and managed crops. We conducted field experiments to determine the abundance and diversity of bees attracted to green-colored BAW pheromone-baited traps across the canola growing regions of Alberta, Canada. A higher species diversity and more bumble bees were captured in BAW pheromone-baited than in unbaited control traps. Bombus rufocinctus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae) was the most commonly captured species. Few other wild bees or honey bees Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) were captured during this study. Additionally, we evaluated the influence of local and landscape-level habitat features on bee bycatch. Local flowering plant abundance improved overall model fit but did not directly impact bee bycatch. The proportion of natural and seminatural habitat, and especially forested area, in the area surrounding monitoring traps affected bee bycatch. Both local and landscape-scale factors were important in this study and often have combined effects on bee communities. This study provides recommendations to reduce the bycatch of beneficial bee pollinators in a large-scale pheromone-baited monitoring network"
Keywords:		Alberta Animals Bees *Hymenoptera *Moths Pheromones Pollination Spodoptera Weights and Measures bycatch landscape local pheromone pollinator;
Notes:		"MedlineGrocock, Nicholas L Evenden, Maya L eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2020/08/21 Environ Entomol. 2020 Oct 17; 49(5):1127-1136. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvaa087"