Seasonal fluctuation of Agriotes lineatus, A. obscurus and A. sputator click beetles caught using pheromone traps in Poland

Jakubowska, Magdalena; Bocianowski, Jan; Nowosad, Kamila

doi:10.17221/39/2016-pps

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“…This species is part of the group that indicates pioneer sandbars (van Looy et al, 2005). A. lineatus larvae were found to prefer soils with higher water holding capacity (Staudacher et al, 2013), as well as soils rich in organic matter (Jakubowska et al, 2018). This species prefers soils with high bulk density (Benefer et al, 2012).…”

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The role of soil and plant cover as drivers of soil macrofauna of the Dnipro River floodplain ecosystems

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Floodplain ecosystems are hotspots of biological diversity and perform important ecosystem functions in the landscape. The key to understanding the sustainability of ecosystem function is knowledge of the relationships between ecosystem components. The article reveals the role of morphological and physical properties of soil, as well as phytoindication of environmental factors as drivers of biological diversity of soil macrofauna of protected ecosystems of the Dnipro River floodplain. The studies were conducted in the forest floodplain ecosystems of the “Dnipro-Orilskiy” Nature Reserve. The studies of morphological properties of soils allowed us to identify the representatives of two reference groups: Fluvisol and Gleysol. The soil physical property data were subjected to principal component analysis, which extracted four principal components whose eigenvalues exceeded unity and described 79.9% of the variation in traits. The principal components of variation in soil physical properties and phytoindication assessments of environmental factors were used as predictors of the community structure of soil macrofauna. These predictors were able to explain 29.6% of the community variation. Physical soil properties are most important as a driver of soil macrofauna. The morphological properties of the soil and phytoindicator assessments are able to explain a much smaller part of the community variation. The pure influence of the predictors is small, indicating that they interact significantly in influencing soil animals. The results obtained have implications for the development of optimal strategies for floodplain ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation.

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“…and Agriotes spp. commonly co‐occur in Canada with generally overlapping seasonal swarming periods (Begg, 1959; Jakubowska et al, 2018; Lemke et al, 2022; Levesque & Levesque, 1993; van Herk, Lemke, Gries, et al, 2021; van Herk, Vernon, Acheampong, et al, 2021; Vernon & van Herk, 2022). As A. mancus may also co‐occur with A. pubescens and A. sputator , the effect of mixed lures on captures of A. pubescens and A. sputator was also of interest.…”

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Mixed sex pheromone lures for combined captures of Agriotes and Limonius pest click beetles in North America

Lemke

Herk

Singleton

et al. 2023

J Applied Entomology

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Sex pheromone lures are effective tools for monitoring and potentially controlling populations of pest click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). To date, these lures are genus‐specific (e.g., Limonius spp.) or species‐specific (e.g., Agriotes lineatus Linnaeus). However, if sympatric heterogeners were not to be repelled by each other's pheromones, trap lures effective for multiple elaterid genera could be developed, improving cost efficiency in elaterid pest management programs. In both western and eastern North America, several species of Agriotes spp. and Limonius spp. co‐occur and inflict similar crop damage. We investigated whether the sex pheromones of these species can be combined in a mixed lure without reducing its attractiveness to all target species. In western Canada, we show that the pheromones of A. lineatus (geranyl butanoate & geranyl octanoate) and Limonius spp. [(E)‐4‐ethyloct‐4‐enoic acid (limoniic acid)] can be combined without significantly reducing captures of male A. lineatus, L. canus (LeConte), L. californicus (Mannerheim) and L. infuscatus (Motschulsky) relative to traps baited with species‐specific lures for A. lineatus and Limonius spp.. Similarly, the pheromone of A. obscurus (Linnaeus) (geranyl hexanoate & geranyl octanoate) and limoniic acid can be combined without significantly reducing trap captures of male L. canus, L. infuscatus and L. californicus but reduced A. obscurus captures relative to traps baited only with the A. obscurus pheromone. In eastern Canada, combining pheromones for Agriotes mancus (Say) (geranyl butanoate & geranyl hexanoate) and limoniic acid reduced captures of A. mancus but not A. pubescens (Melsheimer) and A. sputator (Linnaeus). These data imply that pheromones of select elaterid heterogeners can be combined in a ‘catch‐more’ pheromone lure to effectively monitor for, or possibly control, multiple elaterid pests, but that such mixed lures should be evaluated for each species combination.

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“…larvae of family Elateridae (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1983;Parker and Howard, 2001;Toscano et al, 2017). They are mainly controlled by the soil insecticides and seed treatments (Bača et al, 2008;Landl, 2010). As a result of underground feeding activity, the larvae cause severe damages of the lower part of the stem and roots.…”

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“…In Serbia, the highest damages are recorded in maize, sunflower and sugar beet (Čamprag et al, 1987, 1988). According to Landl et al (2010) the level of damages is highly dependent on the number of larvae in the soil. One larva per m² can destroy 4-6% of maize plants, while 10 larvae per m² can damage 40-60% of plants.…”

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The effect of seed treatments on wireworm (Elateridae) performance, damages and yield traits of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Gvozdenac¹,

Ovuka²,

Miklič³

et al. 2019

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Sunflower seed treatments are inevitable measure that ensures protection from soil-dwelling insects and pathogens at the first stages of plant development. Due to the ban of neonicotinoid based insecticides for the sunflower seed treatments, new registered preparations are put to test. The aim of this work was to assess the efficacy of currently registered insecticides against the wireworms (observed in field emergence and percent of damaged plants) and their effect on yield traits (yield, oil content and 1,000-seed weight) of the sunflower hybrids (Sumo 2 OR, Oliva and Novak) in comparison to previously used neonicotinoids. Seeds were treated with different pesticidal combinations: metalaxyl-m, metalaxyl-m + bifenthrine, metalaxyl-m + thiacloprid, metalaxyl-m + thiametoxam, and metalaxyl-m + imidacloprid. Twoway ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range tests were performed. Field emergence was not influenced by the treatment. Sumo 2 OR and Oliva emergence did not differ significantly among the treatments (78.3-88.3%; 83.0-91.3%, respectively), but for Novak it was significantly lower (79.3%) when treated with metalaxyl-m. The lowest percent of damaged plants was in the treatment with metalaxyl-m + thiametoxam (1.1-2.4%). However, it did not differ significantly among other treatments (2.4-3.9%), regardless on the hybrid. Novak had the highest average yield (3,938.1 kg/ha), followed by Sumo 2 OR (3,566.1 kg/ha), and Oliva (3,199.8 kg/ha), regardless on the applied seed treatments. The highest 1,000-seed weight was measured for Oliva. Given indicates that currently registered insecticides for the seed treatment of sunflower, such as Sonido and Semafor, can be adequate substitute to the banned neonicotinoids like Cruiser and Gaucho.

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Seasonal fluctuation of Agriotes lineatus, A. obscurus and A. sputator click beetles caught using pheromone traps in Poland

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

The role of soil and plant cover as drivers of soil macrofauna of the Dnipro River floodplain ecosystems

The role of soil and plant cover as drivers of soil macrofauna of the Dnipro River floodplain ecosystems

Mixed sex pheromone lures for combined captures of Agriotes and Limonius pest click beetles in North America

The effect of seed treatments on wireworm (Elateridae) performance, damages and yield traits of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

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