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Environ Entomol

Title:		Minimizing Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) Bycatch in Japanese Beetle Traps
Author(s):		Sipolski SJ; Datson SW; Reding M; Oliver JB; Alm SR;
Address:		"Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. USDA-ARS Hort Insects Lab, Wooster, OH. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University, McMinnville, TN"
Journal Title:		Environ Entomol
Year:		2019
Volume:		48
Issue:		5
Page Number:		1203 - 1213
DOI:		10.1093/ee/nvz098
ISSN/ISBN:		1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Native and introduced bees were attracted to and captured in commercially available Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), traps baited with floral lure components: geraniol, eugenol, and phenethyl propionate [PEP] in Rhode Island, Ohio, and Tennessee. Studies in Rhode Island showed that Bombus impatiens Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae) was significantly more attracted to geraniol alone and as a component in floral lure blends than to either eugenol or PEP alone. Xylocopa virginica (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) was more selective in being primarily attracted to traps baited with higher amounts of geraniol in 2016. Removing geraniol from the floral lure blend did not significantly reduce Japanese beetle captures in 2017 and 2018 in Rhode Island and Ohio but did significantly reduce bee captures in Rhode Island in 2017 and 2018. Green, black, brown, and red traps captured significantly fewer bees than clear or standard yellow vane and green cage traps in 2018 in Rhode Island and Tennessee; however, there were no significant differences between Japanese beetle captures in any of the colored or clear traps. Our results show that using all green traps with a lure composed of eugenol and PEP and the Japanese beetle female produced sex pheromone can effectively capture Japanese beetles while minimizing bycatch of bees"
Keywords:		Animals Bees *Coleoptera Female *Hymenoptera Insect Control Japan Ohio Rhode Island Tennessee Bombus impatiens Popillia japonica Xylocopa virginica bycatch;
Notes:		"MedlineSipolski, Steven J Datson, Sara W Reding, Michael Oliver, Jason B Alm, Steven R eng England 2019/09/11 Environ Entomol. 2019 Sep 30; 48(5):1203-1213. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvz098"