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9 June 2022 Efficiency of a Novel Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Trap for Trapping Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Paddy Rice Storehouses
Me-Chi Yao, Chi-Yang Lee, Hsiang-Wen Chiu, Wen-Bin Feng, En-Cheng Yang, Kuang-Hui Lu
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Abstract

The lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica is the major pest of stored paddy rice globally, including inTaiwan. It has strong phototaxis and is good at flying, suitable for developing a light-trapping method to monitor and control it. In the present study, a wavelength of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), i.e., 373 nm, was determined to be the most efficient to trap R. dominica using a dodecagon maze. Accordingly, an LED trap, named the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute-LED (TARI-LED) trap, was invented, which comprised LEDs of two distinct wavelengths (373 and 408 nm), a wavelength switch, a suction fan, and an insect collector. The trapping efficiency was assessed in a 4-m3 laboratory arena and two paddy rice storehouses. An initial assessment was performed in the laboratory arena and showed that the TARI-LED trap with 373-nm wavelength for R. dominica rapidly increased in the first 30 min, reaching the highest trapping rate (68.5%) after 3 h. In addition, no significant difference was observed between the suction fan turned on or off. The field tests showed that the 373-nm wavelength had the highest effectiveness for trapping R. dominica in the two paddy rice storehouses, and no significant difference was observed in the number of R. dominica trapped by the 373-nm TARI-LED trap or the CDC-UV light trap. In conclusion, our TARI-LED trap 373 nm exhibited high efficiency in trapping R. dominica in paddy rice storehouses. Moreover, a suction fan-free design should benefit long-term and safe use in paddy rice storehouses trapping R. dominica.

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Me-Chi Yao, Chi-Yang Lee, Hsiang-Wen Chiu, Wen-Bin Feng, En-Cheng Yang, and Kuang-Hui Lu "Efficiency of a Novel Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Trap for Trapping Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Paddy Rice Storehouses," Journal of Economic Entomology 115(4), 1294-1302, (9 June 2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac054
Received: 26 October 2021; Accepted: 27 March 2022; Published: 9 June 2022
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KEYWORDS
light trap
light-emitting diode
Rhyzopertha dominica
stored-product insect
Wavelength
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