Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology (2014) 58, 197-201

Kazunobu Okadome and Hisashi Amano (2014)
[Wavelengths of reflected light that attract greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) to board sticky traps using sharp-cut filters]
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 58 (3), 197-201
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the wavelengths of reflected light that attract and repel the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood). The authors made 12 kinds of colored sticky board traps using Tyvek^® sheets to reflect light and sharp-cut filters as optical filters and tested them in a greenhouse in which tomatoes were cultivated. By analyzing the number of whitefly catches on each sticky trap, we determined that the most attractive wavelengths were from 464 to 587 nm, and that wavelengths less than 464 nm repelled the insects.
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Database assignments for author(s): Hiroshi Amano

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Trialeurodes vaporariorum		Japan