Journal of Economic Entomology (2022) 115, 1995-2003
Babu Panthi, Kevin R. Cloonan, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Brent D. Short, Danielle M. Kirkpatrick, Gregory M. Loeb, Nicholas C. Aflitto, Nik Wiman, Heather Andrews, Frank A. Drummond, Philip D. Fanning, Elissa Ballman, Benjamin Johnson, Dylan J. Beal, Elizabeth H. Beers, Hannah J. Burrack, Rufus Isaacs, Jacquelyn Perkins, Oscar E. Liburd, Arden R. Lambert, Vaughn M. Walton, Edwin T. Harris, Serhan Mermer, Dean Polk, Anna K. Wallingford, Rosan Adhikari and Ashfaq A. Sial (2022)
Using red panel traps to detect spotted-wing Drosophila and its infestation in US berry and cherry crops
Journal of Economic Entomology 115 (6), 1995-2003
Abstract: Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is an invasive pest of thin-skinned fruits in the United States. Monitoring traps are an integral part of SWD integrated pest management, allowing early detection and timely management of this pest. An ideal monitoring trap should be easy to use, effective in capturing SWD, sensitive and selective to male SWD which are easy to identify due to their spotted wings, and able to predict fruit infestation from trap captures. Deli-cup-based liquid traps (grower standard), which make in-situ observations difficult, were compared with red-panel sticky traps, both baited with commercial lures (Scentry, Trécé Broad-Spectrum (BS), and Trécé High-Specificity (HS)), across several US states in blueberries (lowbush and highbush), blackberry, raspberry, and cherry crops during 2018 and 2021. Results showed that red-panel traps effectively captured SWD, were able to detect male SWD early in the season while also being selective to male SWD all season-long, and in some cases linearly related male SWD trap captures with fruit infestation. Scentry and Trécé BS lures captured similar numbers of SWD, though Trécé BS and Trécé HS were more selective for male SWD in red panel traps than liquid traps in some cases. In conclusion, due to its ease of use with less processing time, red-panel traps are promising tools for detecting and identifying male SWD in-situ and for predicting fruit infestation. However, further research is needed to refine the trap captures and fruit infestation relationship and elucidate the trap-lure interactions in berry and cherry crops.
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Database assignments for author(s): Babu Panthi, Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona, Nik G. Wiman, Elizabeth H. Beers, Hannah Joy Burrack, Rufus Isaacs, Oscar E. Liburd, Vaughn Martin Walton, Ashfaq A. Sial
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
surveys/sampling/distribution
