ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Dendroctonus
;
pheromones
;
attractants
;
pheromone trap
;
trapout
;
survey
;
bark beetles
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract A trapping system utilizing attractive pheromones is described for the suppression and survey of western pine beetle,Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), populations over large forested areas and for extended periods of time. Two types of compactable sticky traps are described. A large vane trap was developed for population suppression. It consists of 6 m2 of trapping surface comprised of four sticky coated fabric panels supported with a telescoping mast. A smaller cylindrical shaped trap with 0.19 m2 trapping surface was developed for survey purposes. Perchloroethylene cleaning devices were developed to remove insects from both traps. Methods for sample splitting and sequential counting of the sub-samples were developed to estimate numbers of insects on the suppression traps. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of both the traps and the counting procedures.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00989336
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