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Title: A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE EQUIPPED CC TRAP

Author
item Chu, Chang Chi
item Alexander, Patrick
item Jackson, Charles
item Henneberry, Thomas

Submitted to: Sweetpotato Whitefly Progress Review Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/1/2002
Publication Date: 6/1/2002
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Trap catches of adult Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), biotype-B, and their Eretmocerus spp. and Encarsia spp. parasitoids were compared in cage studies in the greenhouse. Average catches of adult B. tabaci in CC traps were 41% of the numbers caught on 100 cm^2 yellow sticky card (YC) traps. Coating the insides of CC trap tops with Tanglefoot (TCC trap) and removing the deflector plate, increased adult B. tabaci catches to 65% of the number caught on YC traps. Equipping TCC traps with light-emitting diodes (LED-CC trap) increased adult B. tabaci catches by 614% compared with TCC traps. Few Eretmocerus spp. and Encarsia spp., were caught in LED-CC traps. The LED-CC traps may have potential in greenhouse crop production systems where YC traps are used to supplement parasite releases for Bemisia control.