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Pan Trapping Soybean Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using Attractants
Journal of Economic Entomology
  • Nicholas Scott Behrens, Iowa State University
  • Junwei Zhu, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Joel R. Coats, Iowa State University
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Article
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Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
6-1-2012
DOI
10.1603/EC11102
Abstract

Since its introduction into the United States in the past 10 yr, soybean aphid, Aphis glycinesMatsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), has been a damaging pest to soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill. During 2008 and 2009, fields in central and north central Iowa experienced pockets of high soybean aphid populations. Electroantennograms have shown that soybean aphid alatae are capable of detecting host plant volatiles and sex pheromones. Here, we evaluated baited pan traps as a potential soybean aphid attractant. Yellow pan traps were placed in soybean fields after planting along with lures that contained plant volatiles and sex pheromones in 2008 or sex pheromones only in 2009. Pan trap contents were collected weekly, and plant counts also were conducted. Aphids were identified, and soybean aphids were counted to determine whether one chemical lure was more attractive to spring migrants than other lures. In both years, soybean aphids collected in pan traps with lures were not significantly different from the other products tested.

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This article is from Journal of Economic Entomology 105 (2012): 890, doi:10.1603/EC11102.

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Citation Information
Nicholas Scott Behrens, Junwei Zhu and Joel R. Coats. "Pan Trapping Soybean Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using Attractants" Journal of Economic Entomology Vol. 105 Iss. 3 (2012) p. 890 - 895
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joel_coats/28/