Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarahaeidae) Traps: Comparison of Commercial and Homemade Traps
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 78 (2) , 454-459
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/78.2.454
Abstract
Commercial and homemade Popillia japonica Newman traps available to the public, were evaluated for relative effectiveness during the summers of 1981, 1982, and 1983 in Knox County, Tenn. Dual lure (food + sex attractant) traps (Bag-a-Bug, Lure N Kill, the Beetle Bagger, and homemade milk jug) caught significantly more beetles than did single (food) lure traps (Ellisco, modified USDA survey, and homemade milk jug). Painting homemade milk jug traps chrome yellow did not significantly increase the catch but the use of a dual lure did. Differential trap capacity affected catch more than trap or lure type under extremely heavy beetle pressure.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Japanese Beetle: New Synthetic Attractants13Journal of Economic Entomology, 1981