Monitoring of Sucking Pest on Mustard Crop through Different Colours Sticky Traps

Lashari, Arshad Ali; Korai, Shakal Khan; Nizamani, Imtiaz Ahmed; Qureshi, Khalid Hussain; Lodhi, Abdul Mubeen; Korai, Amir Khan; Korai, Punhoon Khan

doi:10.17582/journal.pjz/20200427210427

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“…This experiment indicated that winged aphids were attracted to selected essential oils. However, it is known that yellow sticky traps by themselves attract winged aphids, 8,15,31,32,39,43 therefore we tested whether the selected essential oils by themselves were able to attract aphids or if the color of the sticky traps was a criterion for attraction. The above experiment was repeated with colorless (transparent) sticky traps.…”

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Estragole, a potential attractant of the winged melon aphid Aphis gossypii

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et al. 2023

Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUND Aphids are sap‐sucking insect pests of economic importance. They exhibit polyphenism, producing two kinds of morphotypes; winged (alate) and wingless (aptera) morphs. While wingless morphs can be controlled by insecticides, winged morphs are a challenge for targeted control measures as they can fly. Although colored sticky traps are used to control and monitor winged aphids, only a small population is trapped, making sticky traps less effective in controlling aphids. Studies have shown that fragrant oils applied to sticky traps increased attraction of sap‐sucking insects like whiteflies and thrips. Here, we tested selected essential oils for their attractiveness to winged Aphis gossypii in potato fields. RESULTS In field assays, selected essential oils with yellow or colorless sticky traps attracted more winged A. gossypii than controls. The combination of yellow traps baited with essential oils attracted ~2–3‐fold more winged A. gossypii than did colorless traps baited with essential oils. In a multi‐cycle 2 year study, yellow sticky traps baited with basil oil consistently attracted more winged A. gossypii than yellow sticky traps baited with lavender, geranium or tea tree oils. In electrophysiological studies, winged A. gossypii's antennae responded consistently to estragole in basil oil. In olfactometer assays with estragole, winged A. gossypii spent significantly more time in the treatment arm of the olfactometer than in the control arm, validating estragole's attractiveness. Furthermore, yellow sticky traps baited with pure estragole, in potato fields, attracted similar number of winged A. gossypii as yellow sticky traps baited with basil oil. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate the potential of using basil oil as a potential attractant to improve the efficacy of sticky traps in the monitoring and control of winged aphids. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.

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“…To date, winged aphid populations are mostly monitored and controlled using colored sticky traps, 15,31,32 although colored sticky traps alone are not efficient in trapping large populations of winged aphids. 8,33 Therefore precise attractants that can increase trap catches are needed to efficiently monitor and control winged aphids.…”

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