Potential of Biotremology for Monitoring and Control of Stink Bugs

Laumann, R. A.; Čokl, Andrej; Blassioli‐Moraes, Maria Carolina; Dias, Aline Moreira; Borges, Miguel

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97419-0_23

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“…In fact, species like the Neotropical brow stink bug, Euschistus heros or the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula, have already been shown to respond to playback signal [18,19] . These results show the potential of vibratory signals as bait to be incorporated into traps to improve the efficiency of monitoring pests [20] . Moreover, these results represent the conjunction between basic and applied research and are evidence of how the fine knowledge of aspects of behavior and physiology can directly be transferred for the optimization of practical solutions.…”

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Bimodal-Traps: from Basic Research to a Commercial Product

Zaffaroni-Caorsi,

Nieri,

Zapponi

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023

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Alternative methods for pest control that substitute pesticides are urgent to reduce agricultural damages while safeguarding human health. One innovative method is the behavioral manipulation of insects by means of vibrations. This article resumes the developmental steps taken in designing the first device that uses vibrational signals as a lure for pest monitoring. The brown marmorated stinkbug, Halyomorpha halys (BMSB) was used as a model. In BMSB, intraspecific communication relies on pheromones, at long-distance, and on vibrational signals, at short distance, therefore we created a bimodal trap that combined pheromones with vibrations. In the first instance, we designed in the laboratory of biotremology an optimal attractive vibrational signal (namely FS2) that best elicited male attractiveness. Then, we created two traps with different shapes (jellyfish and pyramid) that were tested in semi-field conditions. The jellyfish shape showed higher capture efficacy and thus it was selected to test the duration of the vibration emission (12h vs versus 24h) in field conditions. The 24h emitting trap captured the highest number of BMSB. Overall, these findings allowed us to make an efficient trap for BMSB monitoring and to demonstrate how pest management can be optimized by coupling semiophysicals and semiochemicals.

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confidence: 77%