Mass trapping designs for organic control of the Japanese beetle, <i>Popillia japonica</i> (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Piñero, Jaime C.; Dudenhoeffer, Austen P

doi:10.1002/ps.4862

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“…In China, Chen et al () used funnel traps to mass trap Popillia quadriguttata , a closely related species to P. japonica , and obtained a reduction of 93% of adults and 90% of soil larvae. Piñero and Dudenhoeffer () reported that odor‐baited traps with larger beetle‐holding capacity positioned at the perimeter of blueberry and elderberry orchards collected over 10.3 million P. japonica adults in a 3‐year period. Consistently, beetle densities and levels of feeding damage caused to elderberry and particularly to blueberry plants were comparatively low for all the years taken into consideration.…”

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“…Potentially, once proven with a dedicated experiment that LLINs are effective under field application against P. japonica , the use of lured attract‐and‐kill devices, such as Trinet, would provide useful advantages in the management of beetle outbreaks: avoiding the need of a continuous emptying of traps, the system would be effective throughout the season (only pheromone replacement would be necessary), with a trapping capability that would not be affected by limitations in volume of collecting jars. Furthermore, this approach would avoid the odor of collected decaying dead beetles that may interfere with the pheromone attractiveness and eventually with beetle capture (Alm et al ; Piñero and Dudenhoeffer ). In this regard, a study on the attractiveness of an LLIN lured device is currently in progress to explore the potential knock‐down effect on the local population of the Japanese beetle.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Long‐lasting insecticide‐treated nets: A new integrated pest management approach for Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Marianelli

Paoli

Peverieri

et al. 2019

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman is a US and EU quarantine insect pest that has recently invaded northern Italy. Its ability to rapidly spread in new areas makes this insect a threat to agriculture. In the last decades, several trials on biological control of the Japanese beetle by entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi have been carried out with variable efficacy. However, the necessity of an integrated pest management approach to improve control has arisen. Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) have been used to control other agricultural pests with an attract-and-kill strategy. Here, we present results from laboratory evaluation of 2 LLINs, Storanet 1 (BASF TM ) and ZeroFly 1 (Vestergaard TM ), against P. japonica adults. Both were effective in killing the beetles; however, some differences emerged if different exposure times were compared: ZeroFly 1 always gave 100% mortality in tests from 5-s to 30-min exposure; Storanet 1 showed 100% mortality only with 30-min exposure and going down to 89%-99% mortality for 5-s to 15-min exposure. A description of the paralysis process occurring at 5-s exposure is given. Possible field application of LLINs within programs of integrated pest management is discussed. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2019;15:259-265. C 2018 SETAC

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Long‐lasting insecticide‐treated nets: A new integrated pest management approach for Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Marianelli

Paoli

Peverieri

et al. 2019

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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“…For horticultural pests, mass trapping is another technique that may be more cost-effective for small-scale growers than for those with larger acreages, provided that systems can be developed that capture sufficient numbers of the target pest(s) before they can reproduce or damage the crop [118]. For example, an experimental mass-trapping technique developed for managing Japanese beetle ( Popillia japonica Newman) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on small-scale fruit farms captured very high numbers of beetles (more than 10 million over three years) and kept crop damage low [119]. In a novel extension of this strategy, the collected beetles were subsequently composted and converted into high-quality soil amendments that could help offset the costs of the traps and lures [120].…”

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Small-Scale Farms in Developed Economies: Challenges and Opportunities

Grasswitz¹

2019

Insects

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Small-scale farms are an important component of agricultural production even in developed economies, and have an acknowledged role in providing other biological and societal benefits, including the conservation of agricultural biodiversity and enhancement of local food security. Despite this, the small-farm sector is currently underserved in relation to the development and implementation of scale-appropriate Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices that could help increase such benefits. This review details some of the characteristics of the small farm sectors in developed economies (with an emphasis on the USA and Europe), and identifies some of the characteristics of small farms and their operators that may favor the implementation of IPM. Some of the challenges and opportunities associated with increasing the uptake of IPM in the small-farm sector are discussed. For example, while some IPM tactics are equally applicable to virtually any scale of production, there are others that may be easier (or more cost-effective) to implement on a smaller scale. Conversely, there are approaches that have not been widely applied in small-scale production, but which nevertheless have potential for use in this sector. Examples of such tactics are discussed. Knowledge gaps and opportunities for increasing IPM outreach to small-scale producers are also identified.

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“…In Missouri, a mass trapping system was developed to control Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in organic systems. This mass trapping system has proven effective when implemented in blueberry and elderberry orchards (Piñero and Dudenhoeffer, 2018). Using this IPM system, by deploying 15 mass trapping devices at each of two farms (<1.4 Ha total area), several hundred kilograms of Japanese beetle carcasses have been collected on a yearly basis (Piñero and Dudenhoeffer, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This mass trapping system has proven effective when implemented in blueberry and elderberry orchards (Piñero and Dudenhoeffer, 2018). Using this IPM system, by deploying 15 mass trapping devices at each of two farms (<1.4 Ha total area), several hundred kilograms of Japanese beetle carcasses have been collected on a yearly basis (Piñero and Dudenhoeffer, 2018). Given the high N content of insects, composting Japanese beetle carcasses could represent a positive way of utilizing such large amounts of this biomass generated on-farms.…”

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Insect-based compost and vermicompost production, quality and performance

Piñero

Shivers

Byers

et al. 2018

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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In an attempt to utilize large amounts of Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) that were captured using a mass trapping system, compost using Japanese beetle carcasses was prepared with the layer method. Carbon sources included shredded paper, wood chips and leaves, while the sole nitrogen source was frozen Japanese beetles. In addition, Japanese beetle-based vermicompost was prepared in the greenhouse by mixing the Japanese beetle-based compost with sphagnum peat moss and moist shredded paper and exposing this mixture to composting earthworms (Eisenia fetida). Chemical analyses of the Japanese beetle carcasses indicated that 10.8% of their body weight is nitrogen (N). Analyses of the resulting Japanese beetle-based compost and vermicompost indicated that both types of materials are good quality soil amendments. Greenhouse studies were conducted to quantify the effects of varying proportions of Japanese beetle-based vermicompost and compost mixed with a potting medium and varying dosages of synthetic fertilizer 20-0-0, on mean fresh and dry weight of lettuce shoots and leaf area. Japanese beetle-based compost and vermicompost increased lettuce biomass to an extent that was comparable with the addition of synthetic N-based fertilizer. A mixture of 15 and 30% of each compost type with potting media significantly increased plant weight and leaf area compared with potting medium alone. Results indicate that composting and vermicomposting insect carcasses are a simple, effective and affordable method to augment fertilization in support of organic production.

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Mass trapping designs for organic control of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Cited by 16 publications

References 19 publications

Long‐lasting insecticide‐treated nets: A new integrated pest management approach for Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Long‐lasting insecticide‐treated nets: A new integrated pest management approach for Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Small-Scale Farms in Developed Economies: Challenges and Opportunities

Insect-based compost and vermicompost production, quality and performance

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