Wireworms as Pests of Potato

Vernon, Robert S.; Herk, Willem G. van

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-386895-4.00005-3

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“…could be at least partially responsible for beetle aggregation. 9 In subsequent semi-quantitative trapping tests, plastic YATLORf traps, 1 baited with foliage of L. italicum or M. sativa, caught more female A. brevis than empty control traps, 10 suggesting that attractive stimuli were originating from the foliage itself and not from physical characteristics of the forage traps.…”

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“…Adults of Agriotes click beetles can be collected live by placing batches of freshly cut plant material on plastic sheets surrounded by bare soil, where the beetles aggregate beneath the foliage ('forage trap' method). 8,9 To date, there is no evidence of preference in Agriotes spp. for any plant species used in forage traps, which probably results from the limited feeding activity of the adults and the lack of host specificity (Furlan L, unpublished data).…”

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Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis

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Furlan²,

Csonka

et al. 2013

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Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis

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“…These sources of control did not last, with DDT being removed from the U.S. pesticide market in 1972, and Lindane limited in 2002 and removed from agricultural use in 2007 (Edwards 2006). Without effective controls, interest in wireworms is again on the rise (Vernon et al 2009, Vernon andvan Herk 2013, andreferences therein). IPM strategies are needed, but they require knowledge of the biology and ecology of each species in question.…”

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“…Since the late 19th century, wireworms have been recognized as a serious pest of U.S. agriculture, affecting corn, potato, wheat, and other crops (Comstock and Slingerland 1891, Cooley 1918, Riley and Keaster 1979, Vernon and Van Herk 2013. Pest species belong to at least four different subfamilies (Johnson 2002), but systematically, wireworms have proven to be difÞcult to work with.…”

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DNA Barcoding to Improve the Species-Level Management of Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

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Economically important species of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) were successfully associated with adults using cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcoding, proving the usefulness of this technique to associate life stages in taxonomically difficult pest groups. Previously unrecognized and morphologically difficult, even indistinguishable, pest larvae were shown to be identifiable using this technique. This is a critical step toward discovering effective species-based integrated pest management strategies for this resurgent pest group following the loss of Lindane seed treatments. Three new adult-larval associations were discovered for Hadromorphus callidus (Brown), Hemicrepidius carbonatus (LeConte) and Metanomus insidiosus (LeConte). Hypnoidus bicolor (Eschscholtz) was shown to comprise multiple divergent lineages at a level usually considered different species, indicating that the population structure of some pest species requires more investigation. The status of the prairie grain wireworm, Selatosomus destructor (Brown), as a full species or as a subspecies of Selatosomus aeripennis (Kirby) is called into question.

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Tracking wireworm burrowing behaviour in soil over time using 3D X‐ray computed tomography

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Kurtz

Heer

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BACKGROUNDWireworms (larvae of the click beetle, Elateridae) are a significant agricultural pest, causing crop damage and reducing yields globally. Owing to the complex nature and opacity of the soil environment, research to investigate wireworm behaviour in situ has been scarce. X‐ray computed tomography (CT) has previously been demonstrated as a powerful tool to independently visualise the 3D root system architecture, macroinvertebrate movement and distribution of burrow systems in soil, but not simultaneously within the same sample. In this study, we apply X‐ray CT to visualise and quantify wireworms, their burrow systems and the root architecture of two contrasting crop species (Hordeum vulgare and Zea mays) in a soil pot experiment scanned at different time intervals.RESULTSThe majority of wireworm burrows were produced within the first 20 h post inoculation, suggesting that burrow systems are established quickly and persist at a similar volume. There was a significant difference in the volume of burrow systems produced by wireworms between the two crop species suggesting differences in wireworm behaviour elicited by crop species. There was no significant correlation between burrow volume and either root volume or surface area, indicating this behavioural difference is caused by factor(s) other than the mass of root systems.CONCLUSIONX‐ray CT shows potential as a non‐destructive technique to quantify the interaction of wireworms in the natural soil environment with crop roots, and aid the development of effective pest management strategies to minimise their negative impact on crop production. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry

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Wireworms as Pests of Potato

Cited by 61 publications

References 169 publications

Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis

Development of a female attractant for the click beetle pest Agriotes brevis

DNA Barcoding to Improve the Species-Level Management of Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Tracking wireworm burrowing behaviour in soil over time using 3D X‐ray computed tomography

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