Title: | Comparison of three liquid lures for trapping social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
Address: | "Varment Guard Environmental Services, Inc.. Columbus, OH 43231, USA" |
DOI: | 10.1603/0022-0493-98.3.664 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0022-0493 (Print) 0022-0493 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Two citrus-based sodas and a known wasp attractant were compared in a field trial to assess their attractiveness to local nuisance wasp species. The wasps captured included Vespula germanica (F.), Vespula maculifrons (Buysson), Vespula vulgaris (L.), Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, Vespula squamosa (Drury), Dolichovespula maculata (L.), Polistes fuscatus (L.), Polistes metricus Say, and Polistes dominulus (Christ). Wasps in the genus Vespula were present in significantly higher numbers in traps than Dolichovespula and Polistes. Both citrus soda products were superior to the isobutanol-acetic acid mixture as attractants for almost all of the wasp species" |
Keywords: | Animals Carbonated Beverages Citrus Insect Control/instrumentation/*methods *Pheromones Species Specificity *Wasps; |
Notes: | "MedlineWegner, Gerald S Jordan, Kyle K eng Comparative Study England 2005/07/19 J Econ Entomol. 2005 Jun; 98(3):664-6. doi: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.3.664" |