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Building a better Psylloidea (Hemiptera) trap? A field-look at a prototype trap constructed using three-dimensional printer technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2018

David R. Horton ,
Eugene R. Miliczky ,
Tamera M. Lewis ,
Carrie H. Wohleb ,
Timothy D. Waters ,
Anthony A. Dickens ,
Susan E. Halbert ,
Chandrika Ramadugu  and
Andrew S. Jensen
David R. Horton*
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, Washington, 98951, United States of America
Eugene R. Miliczky
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, Washington, 98951, United States of America
Tamera M. Lewis
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, Washington, 98951, United States of America
Carrie H. Wohleb
Affiliation:
Washington State University Extension, 1525 E. Wheeler Road, Moses Lake, Washington, 98837, United States of America
Timothy D. Waters
Affiliation:
Washington State University Extension, 404 W. Clark Avenue, Pasco, Washington, 99301, United States of America
Anthony A. Dickens
Affiliation:
Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States of America
Susan E. Halbert
Affiliation:
Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States of America
Chandrika Ramadugu
Affiliation:
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521, United States of America
Andrew S. Jensen
Affiliation:
Northwest Potato Research Consortium, 95873 E Goldmohr Lane, Lakeview, Oregon, 97630, United States of America
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: david.horton@ars.usda.gov).
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Abstract

An insect trap constructed using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology was tested in potato (Solanum tuberosum Linnaeus; Solanaceae) fields to determine whether it could substitute for the standard yellow sticky card used to monitor Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae). Sticky cards have shortcomings that prompted search for a replacement: cards are messy, require weekly replacement, are expensive to purchase, and accumulate large numbers of nontarget insects. Bactericera cockerelli on sticky cards also deteriorate enough that specimens cannot be tested reliably for the presence of vectored plant pathogens. A prototype trap constructed using 3D printing technology for monitoring Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Liviidae) was tested for monitoring B. cockerelli. The trap was designed to attract B. cockerelli visually to the trap and then funnel specimens into preservative-filled vials at the trap bottom. Prototype traps were paired against yellow sticky cards at multiple fields to compare the captures of B. cockerelli between cards and traps. The prototype trap was competitive with sticky cards early in the growing season when B. cockerelli numbers were low. We estimated that two or three prototype traps would collect as many B. cockerelli as one sticky card under these conditions. Efficacy of the prototype declined as B. cockerelli numbers increased seasonally. The prototype trap accumulated nontarget taxa that are common on sticky cards (especially Thysanoptera and Diptera), and was also found to capture taxa of possible interest in integrated pest management research, including predatory insects, parasitic Hymenoptera, and winged Aphididae (Hemiptera), suggesting that the traps could be useful outside of the purpose targeted here. We believe that 3D printing technology has substantial promise for developing monitoring tools that exploit behavioural traits of the targeted insect. Ongoing work includes the use of this technology to modify the prototype, with a focus on making it more effective at capturing psyllids and less susceptible to capture of nontarget species.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 151 , Issue 1 , February 2019 , pp. 115 - 129
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© 2018 Entomological Society of Canada 2018. Parts of this area work of the U.S. Government and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States 

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