Journal of Pest Science (2019) 92, 299-308
Jeremy Allison, Brian Strom, Jon Sweeney and Peter Mayo (2019)
Trap deployment along linear transects perpendicular to forest edges: impact on capture of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Journal of Pest Science 92 (1), 299-308
Abstract: Forests provide important ecosystem services, and the need for these services is expected to increase. Although disturbances are often important components of management plans for forest ecosystems, management efforts often target the prevention and mitigation of disturbances that threaten these services. Exotic insects are an increasingly important disturbance agent in terms of ecological and economic impacts, particularly large woodborers in the family Cerambycidae. Semiochemical-baited traps are important components of management programs. This study looked at the effect of trap location along a horizontal edge—forest gradient with traps deployed in forest clearings adjacent to forests, at the forest—clearing edge and in the forest. Nine species were captured in high enough numbers for analysis, and significant effects of trap location relative to the edge were observed in all but one. Three patterns of edge effects were observed. In general, Acmaeops proteus proteus (Kirby) was more abundant at the edge than in the forest interior; male and female Monochamus mutator LeConte and Monochamus scutellatus (Say) were more abundant in the clearing adjacent to the forest than in the forest; and Anelaphus pumilus (Newman), Euderces pini (Fabricius), Neoclytus acuminatus (Fabricius), male and female Monochamus carolinensis (Olivier) and female Monochamus titillator (Fabricius) were more abundant in the forest than the adjacent clearing. These results demonstrate that non-targeted surveys for Cerambycidae should deploy traps in multiple locations along the forest edge-interior gradient and that taxa-specific surveys should be developed based on knowledge of how this gradient impacts trap performance.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jeremy D. Allison, Jonathan D. Sweeney
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
surveys/sampling/distribution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monochamus carolinensis | ||||
| Monochamus titillator | ||||
| Monochamus scutellatus | ||||
| Neoclytus acuminatus |
