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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 960 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Horticulturae |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2024 |
Abstract
Keywords
- decision making, greenhouse, greenhouse whitefly, insect detection, integrated pest management, light-emitting diode, Solanum lycopersicum, yellow sticky trap
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Horticulture
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Plant Science
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In: Horticulturae, Vol. 10, No. 9, 960, 09.09.2024.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Whitefly Detected
T2 - LED Traps Enhance Monitoring of Trialeurodes vaporariorum in Greenhouse-Grown Tomato
AU - Grupe, Björn
AU - Meyhöfer, Rainer
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.
PY - 2024/9/9
Y1 - 2024/9/9
N2 - Yellow sticky traps (YSTs) are common tools for monitoring the greenhouse whitefly (GWF), Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), which can cause significant yield reduction in different greenhouse crops such as cucumber and tomato. In recent years, sticky traps equipped with green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have also been (successfully) tested for catching GWFs. However, no study has observed GWF population dynamics at low population densities using such LED traps for early pest detection in crop stands. Therefore, a greenhouse experiment was conducted aiming to investigate the correlation between GWF populations on tomato crops (Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae)) and the numbers caught on yellow sticky traps and green LED traps, respectively. A small number of whiteflies was released into two pest-free greenhouse cabins, and populations on plants and traps were monitored for the duration of two months. The results show that the GWFs caught on LED traps correlate significantly positive with the population density on the tomato crops. Such a correlation was not found for standard YSTs. Moreover, the results indicate the possibility of early pest detection using LED traps. The findings are discussed in the context of the whiteflies’ ecology and population dynamics in greenhouses.
AB - Yellow sticky traps (YSTs) are common tools for monitoring the greenhouse whitefly (GWF), Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), which can cause significant yield reduction in different greenhouse crops such as cucumber and tomato. In recent years, sticky traps equipped with green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have also been (successfully) tested for catching GWFs. However, no study has observed GWF population dynamics at low population densities using such LED traps for early pest detection in crop stands. Therefore, a greenhouse experiment was conducted aiming to investigate the correlation between GWF populations on tomato crops (Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae)) and the numbers caught on yellow sticky traps and green LED traps, respectively. A small number of whiteflies was released into two pest-free greenhouse cabins, and populations on plants and traps were monitored for the duration of two months. The results show that the GWFs caught on LED traps correlate significantly positive with the population density on the tomato crops. Such a correlation was not found for standard YSTs. Moreover, the results indicate the possibility of early pest detection using LED traps. The findings are discussed in the context of the whiteflies’ ecology and population dynamics in greenhouses.
KW - decision making
KW - greenhouse
KW - greenhouse whitefly
KW - insect detection
KW - integrated pest management
KW - light-emitting diode
KW - Solanum lycopersicum
KW - yellow sticky trap
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U2 - 10.3390/horticulturae10090960
DO - 10.3390/horticulturae10090960
M3 - Article
VL - 10
JO - Horticulturae
JF - Horticulturae
IS - 9
M1 - 960
ER -