Vibrational Trapping and Interference with Mating of Diaphorina citri

Mankin, Richard W.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22293-2_20

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“…Given the high specificity of vibrational signals, such a trap would be highly selective but with limited active space, being confined to the surface in contact with the vibration emitter (Polajnar et al 2016a). Examples of use of vibrational signals to attract insects are reported for psyllids (Mankin 2019) and stinkbugs (Laumann et al 2017). In particular, the stinkbug (Hemiptera and Pentatomidae) strategy for pair formation is bimodal, being based on the release of semiochemicals (i.e., pheromones) for long-range aggregation followed by the emission of semiophysicals (i.e., vibrational signals) for short-range mating communication (Virant-Doberlet and Cokl 2004).…”

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Vibrational calling signals improve the efficacy of pheromone traps to capture the brown marmorated stink bug

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Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855), the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), is an invasive species that has become a key agricultural pest in its invaded range. Commercial traps available for BMSB monitoring rely on male produced aggregation pheromones as lure, with two possible shortcomings: trap spillover and low detection precision. In this study, we assessed if vibrational signals can increase the attractiveness of pheromone traps by testing the optimized vibration-based lure (Female Song 2, FS2) associated with a specifically designed trap (i.e., the vibrotrap). We evaluated the efficacy of this bimodal trap (i.e., pheromones + vibrations) on females, males and nymphs in controlled conditions (greenhouse) and in the field, in two sites at the margin of two commercial vineyards. In the field, bimodal vibrotraps were compared to three unimodal (i.e., only pheromone) trap types. Both experiments showed that the vibrotrap is highly attractive for BMSB, and the optimized FS2 signal significantly improved its effectiveness. Even though FS2 was selected to target males, the number of trapped females increased as well. Overall, the presented findings show a feasible improvement to future commercial BMSB traps through the synergic use of semiophysicals and semiochemicals. Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of vibrotraps for both early detection and mass trapping.

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Vibrational calling signals improve the efficacy of pheromone traps to capture the brown marmorated stink bug

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“…For instance, species-specific vibrations transmitted to grapevine plants disrupt the mating behavior of the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus Ball (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) (Mazzoni et al 2009(Mazzoni et al , 2019. Aggregation and mating signals have been exploited to develop trapping strategies for invasive pest species such as the brown marmorated stinkbug Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomide) and the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), respectively (Mankin 2019;Polajnar et al 2019). However, P. spumarius is a highly polyphagous and abundant species, in which mating occurs throughout the season on different host plants, while oviposition happens during the fall on herbaceous plants after the breakage of the ovarian parapause (Morente et al 2018;Witsack 1973).…”

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Vibrational disruption of feeding behaviors of a vector of plant pathogen

Avosani¹,

Berardo²,

Pugno³

et al. 2021

entomologia

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Interference with the behaviors associated to host plant recognition, and inter-and intra-specific communication of insect vectors of plant pathogens, could represent a sustainable strategy for reducing or disrupting pathogen transmission Here, we show that the transmission over a suitable host plant (sunflower) of a vibrational stimulus significantly affects the probing and feeding behavior of the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), the main European vector of the fastidious bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. Specifically, ca. 30% of the individuals did not even attempt to probe the sunflower plants to which the stimulus was transmitted, while the remaining showed a sex-independent reduction in ingestion of the xylem sap, i.e., P. spumarius' main food source, of ca. 67% compared to the control. Even so, the stimulus did not affect the feeding behavior when transmitted to olive plants. The possible reflection of a signal-based vector behavior disturbance on the epidemiology of X. fastidiosa, together with future research needs are discussed.

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“…8,12,13 As alternatives, strategies based on vibrational stimuli can be of support to integrated pest management techniques for the control of P. spumarius. [14][15][16] An example of the use of vibrational signals for pest control is the technique of vibrational mating disruption to control the populations of grapevine leafhoppers such as Scaphoideus titanus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Empoasca vitis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). in fact, by transmitting species-specific vibrational signals through the grapevine trellis system, it is possible to disrupt the pair formation process of these species.…”

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“…Pesticides and mechanic removal of the herbaceous cover hosting the P. spumarius juvenile stages are common practices used to reduce the spittlebug populations in olive orchards, but they are inadequately effective and environmentally deleterious 8,12,13 . As alternatives, strategies based on vibrational stimuli can be of support to integrated pest management techniques for the control of P. spumarius 14–16 . An example of the use of vibrational signals for pest control is the technique of vibrational mating disruption to control the populations of grapevine leafhoppers such as Scaphoideus titanus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Empoasca vitis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae).…”

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Application of vibrational signals to study and manipulate an insect vector: the case of Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae)

Avosani

Ciolli

Verrastro

et al. 2022

Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUND: Vibrational stimuli can support pest management as they provide environmentally friendly methods to manipulate insect pest behaviors. Different vibrational stimuli were used to study and influence the behavior of the meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius, the European vector of Xylella fastidiosa. In playback experiments, we tested the reactions of the spittlebug toward the male calling signals (test 1) and the male-male signal (test 2). In test 3, we evaluated the use of conspecific signals and noises to repel insects/disrupt mating. RESULTS: Test 1 provided new insights regarding the role of the male calling signal in intraspecific communication, in particular that this signal likely does not underlie aggregation or aggression toward conspecifics. Test 2 demonstrated that the malemale signal is used by males to express distress when physically interacting, whilst, when played back into a host plant, it has not any repellent effect on the spittlebug. Test 3A suggested that males exploit short silence gaps to localize the signaling partner, while test 3B showed that a continuous noise with a specific frequency range successfully disrupt mating, as only one male out of 20 localized the female on the plant. CONCLUSION: Playbacks obtained from prerecorded P. spumarius' signals were successfully used to accomplish ethological studies; even so, this approach did not show a real potential to be used as a control strategy. However, noises designed to mask the spittlebug signals significantly disrupted species mating and could integrate other techniques aimed at reducing the spread of X. fastidiosa after appropriate implementation.

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Vibrational Trapping and Interference with Mating of Diaphorina citri

Cited by 11 publications

References 76 publications

Vibrational calling signals improve the efficacy of pheromone traps to capture the brown marmorated stink bug

Vibrational calling signals improve the efficacy of pheromone traps to capture the brown marmorated stink bug

Vibrational disruption of feeding behaviors of a vector of plant pathogen

Application of vibrational signals to study and manipulate an insect vector: the case of Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae)

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