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Article

Pheromone-Trap Monitoring System for Pea Leaf Weevil, Sitona lineatus: Effects of Trap Type, Lure Type and Trap Placement within Fields

by
Gadi V. P. Reddy
1,*,
Govinda Shrestha
1,
Debra A. Miller
1 and
A. Cameron Oehlschlager
2
1
Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, Montana State University-Bozeman, 9546 Old Shelby Rd, P.O. Box 656, Conrad, MT 59425, USA
2
ChemTica USA, 2912 Enterprise Blvd. Durant, OK 74701, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Insects 2018, 9(3), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030075
Submission received: 30 May 2018 / Revised: 17 June 2018 / Accepted: 21 June 2018 / Published: 27 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insect Monitoring and Trapping in Agricultural Systems)

Abstract

The pea leaf weevil, Sitona lineatus, is an important pest of field peas and faba beans worldwide. Present sampling techniques that rely on detection of adult feeding damage are labor intensive, time consuming and require repeated sampling. Semiochemical-based pest monitoring systems could improve pea leaf weevil management. This study, which was conducted in the Golden Triangle region of Montana, tested several factors that potentially might affect capture rates of pheromone-baited traps, including trap and lure type and trap placement. Pheromone-baited pitfall and ramp traps caught significantly more adults than ground or delta traps, in all study areas. Pitfall traps baited with gray rubber septa captured significantly more adults than traps baited with membrane formulations or controls in both pea and lentil fields. In addition, pheromone-baited pitfall traps positioned in the southern part of pea fields captured relatively higher numbers of adults than those placed in northern parts of fields, although this difference was not significant. These findings can be used to improve adult weevil monitoring and should be taken into consideration when developing an integrated pest management program.
Keywords: pheromone; insect; lure; trap; crop; pitfall trap pheromone; insect; lure; trap; crop; pitfall trap

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Reddy, G.V.P.; Shrestha, G.; Miller, D.A.; Oehlschlager, A.C. Pheromone-Trap Monitoring System for Pea Leaf Weevil, Sitona lineatus: Effects of Trap Type, Lure Type and Trap Placement within Fields. Insects 2018, 9, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030075

AMA Style

Reddy GVP, Shrestha G, Miller DA, Oehlschlager AC. Pheromone-Trap Monitoring System for Pea Leaf Weevil, Sitona lineatus: Effects of Trap Type, Lure Type and Trap Placement within Fields. Insects. 2018; 9(3):75. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030075

Chicago/Turabian Style

Reddy, Gadi V. P., Govinda Shrestha, Debra A. Miller, and A. Cameron Oehlschlager. 2018. "Pheromone-Trap Monitoring System for Pea Leaf Weevil, Sitona lineatus: Effects of Trap Type, Lure Type and Trap Placement within Fields" Insects 9, no. 3: 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030075

APA Style

Reddy, G. V. P., Shrestha, G., Miller, D. A., & Oehlschlager, A. C. (2018). Pheromone-Trap Monitoring System for Pea Leaf Weevil, Sitona lineatus: Effects of Trap Type, Lure Type and Trap Placement within Fields. Insects, 9(3), 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030075

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