Attractiveness of lighted surfaces to European corn borer moths and other insects

Calderwood, D. L.

doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-5473

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“…Calderwood (31) conducted a study to evaluate the field response of European corn borers to traps having specially prepared reflective surfaces.…”

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Response of the adult European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) to 0.3-15 micron radiation as indicated by respiration rate

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“…Calderwood (31) conducted a study to evaluate the field response of European corn borers to traps having specially prepared reflective surfaces.…”

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“…(3) Phenomena in their environment that would be useful in communica tion or survival activity provided they could sense them (31,32).…”

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“…(3) Phenomena in their environment that would be useful in communica tion or survival activity provided they could sense them (31,32). 4 Grant (69) illustrates the inadequacy of recognized functions to explain activity by reference to the parasitic wasp which locates prey through wood, apparently by stidulating the wood surface with the antennae.…”

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He concluded that two receptor types were present that responded maximally to UV or green light. Violet adapting lowered sensitivity very little for any wavelength. Callahan (35) has measured an action potential at the junction of the main antennal nerve and deutocerebrum of the brain of the cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia, as the eye was irradiated with visible light. Response was also obtained using coherent red light from a ruby laser. An action potential was obtained also from the scape dome sensor irradiated with monochromatic yellow-green light. An interesting aspect is suggested by visual threshold studies with humans where the thresholds of the electrical signal and perception differ (161). Perception may occur before the action potential (139). The same may be true in insects. Generally the compound eyes and ocelli constitute the photosensitive parts of the insect. It has been shown with a species of aphid, however, that light appears to act on receptors likely located in the dorsum of the brain. The photoperiodic processes persisted even with the eyes covered (122). Laboratory studies, IR Experimentation with insect response to IR radiation is relatively recent. No record of such studies on the corn borer has been located. Sparks (147) used IR photography to observe the flight, feeding, and mating habits of corn borers in the laboratory. The insects did not show apparent disturbance by the IR source. Referring again to the studies of Levengood and associates (101, 105, 107), a number of aspects of IR sensing have been explored. A Kanthal wire source, at temperatures of 100° and 120° C., failed to cause response with the fall armyworm. Similarly, the 0.85 micron output of a gallium arsenide diode emitter, pulsed at frequencies from 1,200 to 12,000 Hz, caused no response by the fall armyworm or corn earworm adults (101). A significant finding has occurred with the Indian-meal moth, Plodia interpunctella.

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Attractiveness of lighted surfaces to European corn borer moths and other insects

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Response of the adult European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) to 0.3-15 micron radiation as indicated by respiration rate

Response of the adult European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) to 0.3-15 micron radiation as indicated by respiration rate

Response of the adult European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) to 0.3-15 micron radiation as indicated by respiration rate

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