Evaluation of Baiting Techniques for Sampling Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Infesting Wheat in Washington1

Toba, H. H.; Turner, John E.

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“…They attack many important crops, including potato (Parker and Howard, 2001), sweet potato (Seal et al, 1992), wheat (Toba and Turner, 1983), and corn (Kohno and Miyai, 1993). The sugarcane click beetle, Melanotus okinawensis Ôhira, is one of the most destructive insect pests in Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefectures, Japan (Ôhira, 1988;Setokuchi et al, 1990).…”

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Estimation of the dispersal ability of Melanotus okinawensis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) larvae in soil

Arakaki

Hokama

Yamamura

2010

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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The dispersal distance of the larvae of the sugarcane click beetle Melanotus okinawensis Ôhira (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in soil was estimated using the mark-recapture method. Grid lines with 30-cm intervals were set 10ϫ10 in a fallow field after sugarcane harvest. Sixty marked larvae were released twice at the center of the grid. The tip of the corneous process on the last abdominal segment was cut and used for marking. Germinating rice seed baits were placed at the 10ϫ10 intersection points of grid lines at a depth of 10 cm in order to recapture larvae. All traps were examined at two-day intervals. The estimate of lifetime natural mean dispersal distance (ϮSE) was 105.6 (Ϯ20.1) cm. The estimate of the natural survival rate per day was 0.861. The diffusion coefficient was estimated to be 613.

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Estimation of the dispersal ability of Melanotus okinawensis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) larvae in soil

Arakaki

Hokama

Yamamura

2010

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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“…Often, baits composed of germinating seeds are effective (Apablaza et al 1977;Toba and Turner 1983;Jansson and Lecrone 1989;Seal et al 1992), but other foods, including carrot, potato, and rolled oats, also may perform well (Toba and Turner 1983;Parker 1994;Cherry and Alvarez 1995). A number of other studies have tested food baits for effectiveness in attracting various species of wireworms.…”

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“…Other studies have shown that different types of food baits are often useful for monitoring wireworm populations in the field (Apablaza et al 1977;Toba and Turner 1983;Jansson and Lecrone 1989). As a precursor to addressing these aims, it is necessary to develop appropriate assay techniques useful for monitoring effectiveness of putative attractants.…”

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Orientation response of Pacific coast wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) to food baits in laboratory and effectiveness of baits in field

Horton

Landolt

2002

Can Entomol

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Assays were done in the laboratory and field to monitor the response of Pacific coast wireworm, Limonius canus LeConte, to food baits. A glass-plate assay was used in laboratory trials to study movement of wireworm larvae through soil in response to several food baits, including germinating seeds of grains, rolled oats [Avena sativa L. (Poaceae)], carrot [Daucus carota L. (Umbelliferae)], and potato [Solanum tuberosum L. (Solanaceae)]. Studies were also done with these baits to determine effectiveness under field conditions. In both laboratory and field trials, germinating seed of wheat [Triticum aestivum L. (Poaceae)] and barley [Hordeum vulgare L. (Poaceae)] ranked higher in response by larvae than the remaining food baits. In the glass-plate assays, 65-70% of wireworms contacted the wheat or barley seed baits within a 2-h assay period. Corn [Zea mays L. (Poaceae)] seed and sliced carrot were also effective, with 60% of larvae contacting the baits. Rice [Olyza sativa L. (Poaceae)], rye [Secale cereale L. (Poaceae)], and potato were contacted by 3 0 4 5 % of larvae. In the majority of assays, contact with the bait occurred within 30 min of the start of the assay. Trail lengths varied substantially among larvae (0-70 cm). The field studies showed that all food baits captured more wireworms than unbaited traps. A second assay conducted in the laboratory showed that moistened rolled oats were contacted with a higher probability if oats were aged 72 h following wetting (51% of larvae contacted the bait) than oats used immediately following wetting (28% of larvae). Field trials using baits composed of different volumes of rolled oats showed little evidence of a dose response in capture rates of L. canus, although all baits captured more wireworms than unbaited traps. These studies showed that L. canus is attracted to food baits in both laboratory and field trials, and that baits may prove useful to monitor populations of this pest in the field. Horton DR, Landolt PJ. 2002. Orientation de calidies du Pacifique (Coleoptera : Elateridae) en rCponse ? I des applts de nourriture en laboratoire et efficacitB des appLts en nature. The Canadian Entomologist 134 : 357-367. Corresponding author (e-mail: Horton@yarl.ars.usda.gov).

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“…Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), are worldwide pests of root crops (e.g., Seal et al, 1992;Parker and Howard, 2001), and grain crops (e.g., Toba and Turner, 1983;Kohno and Miyai, 1993). In the Okinawa Islands, Melanotus okinawensis Ôhira (Coleoptera: Elateridae) is the dominant and most destructive insect pest of sugarcane (Hokyo, 1980;Kinjo, 1981, 1990).…”

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“…This is labor-intensive and requires considerable time to extract wireworms from soil samples in the laboratory. Consequently, alternative methods have been proposed, such as using a suitable food bait buried in the ground (Apablaza et al, 1977;Toba and Turner, 1983;Jansson and Lecrone, 1989;Kohno and Miyai, 1993;Parker, 1994) or a more sophisticated system that incorporates the bait into a trap Doane, 1981;Kirfman et al, 1986;Bynum and Archer, 1987;Parker, 1994Parker, , 1996. Comparisons between the effectiveness of bait traps and soil sampling have generally demonstrated that bait trapping is either as effective as, or better than soil sampling for detecting wireworms (Doane, 1981;Kohno and Miyai, 1993;Parker, 1994;Lefko et al, 1998).…”

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Efficient bait for sampling the wireworm Melanotus okinawensis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in a sugarcane field

Arakaki

Hokama

Yamamura

2009

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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Bait trap efficiencies were compared to construct a sampling method for wireworms, larvae of the click beetle Melanotus okinawensis (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Various combinations of bait material, bait preparation methods, and bait exposure periods were compared. Wireworms were more efficiently attracted by germinating rice seeds than other bait materials, such as sweet potato, potato, and carrot. Among the bait materials related to rice, germinating rice seeds attracted significantly more wireworms than other materials, such as unpolished rice, polished rice, rice seeds, and rice husks. Rice bran and germinating unpolished rice were lesser attractants than germinating rice seeds. Attractiveness increased only slightly with increasing periods of incubation of rice seeds. Attractiveness increased more slowly with the increase of rice seeds, indicating that 30 g was sufficient for attraction. The number of captured wireworms increased with increasing periods of field exposure, but we judged that three days of exposure might be an appropriate choice because the difficulty of handling traps increased with increasing periods of exposure. Under semiarid soil conditions, bait attractiveness was greatly enhanced by daily irrigation. It was shown that germinating rice seeds with moistened sphagnum moss are as effective as germinating rice seeds with daily irrigation.

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Evaluation of Baiting Techniques for Sampling Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Infesting Wheat in Washington1

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Estimation of the dispersal ability of Melanotus okinawensis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) larvae in soil

Estimation of the dispersal ability of Melanotus okinawensis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) larvae in soil

Orientation response of Pacific coast wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) to food baits in laboratory and effectiveness of baits in field

Efficient bait for sampling the wireworm Melanotus okinawensis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in a sugarcane field

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