Development of a new shape of pheromone trap for the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae)

Fruitspotting bugs, Amblypelta nitida Stål and A. lutescens lutescens Distant (Hemiptera: Coreidae): a review of the potential for integrated management practices

“…Trap shape and design affect efficiency of pheromone traps (Adachi et al . ; Kim ), and these issues will need to be addressed in the development of a specific trap‐lure system for commercial use.…”

Use of aggregation pheromone traps increases infestation of adult Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in soybean fields

“…This observation is similar to that in previous studies. 21,42 Nevertheless, the efficacy of attraction to traps could be improved by installing traps away from the field (>5 m) 43 and using a better design such as the symmetry trap developed by Kim,26 which captures 28 times more bugs than the trap used here. However, the symmetry trap has not been commercialized.…”

“…Growers' complaints regarding the efficacy of using the traps alone led us to conduct this study. Few studies have investigated reducing R. pedestris populations using aggregation pheromone traps in soybean fields, even though many studies have assessed the trapping efficiency of different types and colors of traps used with aggregation pheromone . Furthermore, some studies on other species have shown that higher pest populations, and thus more damage, may occur near aggregation pheromone traps in grape, soybean, and tomato, due to a phenomenon known as ‘trap spillover.’…”

“…Few studies have investigated reducing R. pedestris populations using aggregation pheromone traps in soybean fields, 13 even though many studies have assessed the trapping efficiency of different types and colors of traps used with aggregation pheromone. 19,[24][25][26] Furthermore, some studies on other species have shown that higher pest populations, and thus more damage, may occur near aggregation pheromone traps in grape, soybean, and tomato, due to a phenomenon known as 'trap spillover.' [27][28][29] Therefore, in this study, we first assessed whether an aggregation pheromone trap can reduce the population of R. pedestris in small soybean plots by using both a before/after and a with/without design in 2013 and 2014, respectively.…”

A trap baited with multiple pheromones attracts sympatric hemipteran pests of sweet persimmon

“…At present, pheromone traps for mass attraction of R. pedestris and for monitoring P. stali are set separately, which is cost ineffective and impractical too. Using pheromone traps as a management strategy showed the possibility to suppress R. pedestris population in persimmon orchard (Kim, 2012). Thus, it would be imperative if a single trap baited with pheromones of more than two species could attract sympatric hemipteran pests without deteriorating their respective efficacy.…”