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Pest Manag Sci

Title:		Mating disruption of Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) by playback of vibrational signals in vineyard trellis
Author(s):		Krugner R; Gordon SD;
Address:		"United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA, USA"
Journal Title:		Pest Manag Sci
Year:		2018
Volume:		20180331
Issue:
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.1002/ps.4930
ISSN/ISBN:		1526-4998 (Electronic) 1526-498X (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: Glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is an important vector of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce's disease of grapevine. Area-wide insecticide applications have suppressed GWSS populations for approximately 25 years, but reduced levels of insecticide susceptibility have been reported. Therefore, alternative methods of control are needed. Objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of playback of vibrational mating communication signals for disrupting mating of GWSS in a natural vineyard setting and to evaluate spectral properties of signal transmission through vineyard trellis. RESULTS: Playback reduced mating of GWSS on grapevines. A total of 28 (of 134) male-female pairs mated in the control treatment (silence) and only one (of 134) pair mated when treated with the vibrational signal playback. Playback of vibrational signals through vineyard trellis was affected by distance from the signal source, with frequency composition being the highest at the source and lowest on vines positioned away from the source. Frequency composition in canes housing test insects decreased exponentially as distance from the source increased, whereas the relative amplitude of analyzed frequencies decreased linearly. CONCLUSION: Although further studies are needed prior to method implementation, data from this study continue to support integration of vibrational mating disruption with current methods to suppress GWSS populations. Published 2018. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA"
Keywords:		Pierce's disease Xylella fastidiosa biotremology glassy-winged sharpshooter playback vibrational communication;
Notes:		"PublisherKrugner, Rodrigo Gordon, Shira D eng England 2018/04/01 Pest Manag Sci. 2018 Mar 31. doi: 10.1002/ps.4930"