Colors of attraction: Modeling insect flight to light behavior

Donners, Maurice; Grunsven, Roy H. A. van; Groenendijk, Dick; Langevelde, Frank van; Bikker, Jan Willem; Longcore, Travis; Veenendaal, E.M.

doi:10.1002/jez.2188

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“…Studies on the phototactic behavior of insects towards LED lights of specific wavelengths are in progress and light traps using LED lights with specific wavelengths can be used to monitor and manage agricultural and forest pest populations as a means of physical pest control in a future IPM strategy …”

Section: Considerable Problems In the Application Of Light Trapsmentioning

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Advances in insect phototaxis and application to pest management: a review

Kim

Huang

Lei

2019

Pest Management Science

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Many insects, especially nocturnal insects, exhibit positive phototaxis to artificial lights. Light traps are currently used to monitor and manage insect pest populations, and play a crucial role in physical pest control. Efficient use of light traps to attract target insect pests is an important topic in the application of integrated pest management (IPM). Phototactic responses of insects vary among species, light characteristics and the physiological status of the insects. In addition, light can cause several biological responses, including biochemical, physiological, molecular and fitness changes in insects. In this review, we discuss several hypotheses on insect phototaxis, factors affecting insect phototaxis, insect‐sensitive wavelengths, biological responses of insects to light, and countermeasures for conserving beneficial insects and increasing the effect of trapping. In addition, we provide information on the different sensitivities to wavelengths causing positive phototactic behavior in > 70 insect pest and beneficial insect species. The use of advanced light traps equipped with superior light sources, such as light‐emitting diodes (LEDs), will make physical pest control in IPM more efficient. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry

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Section: Considerable Problems In the Application Of Light Trapsmentioning

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“…Light source wavelengths should also be screened for those that are effective at attracting pests, while having little negative influence on the growth of crops …”

Section: Considerable Problems In the Application Of Light Trapsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advances in insect phototaxis and application to pest management: a review

Kim

Huang

Lei

2019

Pest Management Science

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“…Exposure to blue light at night is known to cause insomnia and increased disease risk in humans (American Medical Association, ). However, the effects of this widespread spectral shift on other organisms have only recently attracted the attention of researchers (Davies et al, ; Donners et al, ; Gaston, Visser, & Hölker, ; Justice & Justice, ; Lewanzik & Voigt, ; Longcore et al, ; Pawson & Bader, ; Plummer, Hale, O'Callaghan, Sadler, & Siriwardena, ; Somers‐Yeates, Hodgson, McGregor, Spalding, & Ffrench‐Constant, ; Spoelstra et al, ; van Grunsven et al, ; van Langevelde, Grunsven, Veenendaal, & Fijen, ; Wakefield, Broyles, Stone, Jones, & Harris, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis

Owens

Lewis

2018

Ecology and Evolution

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In recent decades, advances in lighting technology have precipitated exponential increases in night sky brightness worldwide, raising concerns in the scientific community about the impact of artificial light at night (ALAN) on crepuscular and nocturnal biodiversity. Long‐term records show that insect abundance has declined significantly over this time, with worrying implications for terrestrial ecosystems. The majority of investigations into the vulnerability of nocturnal insects to artificial light have focused on the flight‐to‐light behavior exhibited by select insect families. However, ALAN can affect insects in other ways as well. This review proposes five categories of ALAN impact on nocturnal insects, highlighting past research and identifying key knowledge gaps. We conclude with a summary of relevant literature on bioluminescent fireflies, which emphasizes the unique vulnerability of terrestrial light‐based communication systems to artificial illumination. Comprehensive understanding of the ecological impacts of ALAN on diverse nocturnal insect taxa will enable researchers to seek out methods whereby fireflies, moths, and other essential members of the nocturnal ecosystem can coexist with humans on an increasingly urbanized planet.

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“…Donners et al . () and Longcore et al . () have devised theoretical models to determine how specific light sources overlap with the full range of visual sensitivities for organisms.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Although numerous studies have investigated behavioral responses to different light sources (Langevelde et al, 2011;van Grunsven et al, 2014;Longcore et al, 2015;Spoelstra et al, 2017), few studies have investigated varied spectral signatures in the environment, see Davies et al (2013); Donners et al (2018); Longcore et al (2018). Davies et al (2013) found that low-pressure sodium lamps emitted the smallest proportion of the light spectrum to which animals are sensitive, whereas metal halides (MH) lamps emitted the largest proportion.…”

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Connecting spectral radiometry of anthropogenic light sources to the visual ecology of organisms

2019

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Humans have drastically altered nocturnal environments with electric lighting. Animals depend on natural night light conditions and are now being inundated with artificial lighting. There are numerous artificial light sources that differ in spectral composition that should affect the perception of these light sources and due to differences in animal visual systems, the differences in color perception of these anthropogenic light sources should vary significantly. The ecological and evolutionary ramifications of these perceptual differences of light sources remain understudied. Here, we quantify the radiance of nine different street lights comprised of four different light sources: Metal Halide, Mercury Vapor, Light Emitting Diodes, and High‐Pressure Sodium and model how five animal visual systems will be stimulated by these light sources. We calculated the number of photons that photoreceptors in different visual systems would detect. We selected five visual systems: avian UV/VIS, avian V/VIS, human, wolf and hawk moth. We included non‐visual photoreceptors of vertebrates known for controlling circadian rhythms and other physiological traits. The nine light types stimulated visual systems and the photoreceptors within the visual systems differently. Furthermore, we modelled the chromatic contrast (Just Noticeable Differences [JNDs]) and color space overlap for each light type comparison for each visual system to see if organisms would perceive the lights as different colors. The JNDs of most light type comparisons were very high, indicating most visual systems would detect all light types as different colors, however mammalian visual systems would perceive many lights as the same color. We discuss the importance of understanding not only the brightness of artificial light types, but also the spectral composition of light types, as most organisms have different visual systems from humans. Thus, for researchers to understand how artificial light sources affect the visual environment of specific organisms and thus mitigate the effects, spectral information is crucial.

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Colors of attraction: Modeling insect flight to light behavior

Cited by 68 publications

References 42 publications

Advances in insect phototaxis and application to pest management: a review

Advances in insect phototaxis and application to pest management: a review

The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis

Connecting spectral radiometry of anthropogenic light sources to the visual ecology of organisms

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