Comparison of efficacies for Monochamus alternatus adult caught by panel traps baited with APF-Ⅰ chemical attractant placed at different field positions
In order to construct scientific application methods,the effects of the trap spatial position on APF-Ⅰ chemical attractant's efficacy to attract Japanese pine sawyer adults,Monochamus alternatus,were evaluated at Pinus massoniana forest stand of Lianjiang,Fujian,China in May to August,2013.The results revealed that height and hill position showed significant influences on APF-Ⅰ chemical attractant's efficacy in field.The number of Japanese pine sawyer adults caught by traps baited with the attractant increased with the height of trap,and traps placed at 3 m height from the ground captured the most beetle adults.Both the traps placed at top of hill and hillside baited with the lures attracted significant more adults than the traps placed at foot of hill.Even though no significant differences were observed among the amounts of the adults caught by the traps placed at open and shady spots in pine forest stand,there exhibited a trend that the traps captured more adults at open spots than at shady spots.It was suggested that the traps should be selected to place at hillside,top of hill and open spots in the practices of using APF-Ⅰ chemical attractant to manage Japanese pine sawyer.At the same time,it was an useful option that placing the traps as high from the ground as possible in field manipulation.
Monochamus alternatus HopetrapBursaphelenchus xylophilusAPF-Ⅰ chemical attractantspatial position