Grooved board traps for monitoring the black vine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in raspberry fields

A grooved board trap was tested to determine the effects of trap size (two sizes) and bait (apple pomace) on capturing the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus on raspberries, Rubus idaeus. Large traps (30 x 30 cm) caught significantly more weevils than small ones (15 x 15 cm). Large traps were...

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Published in:Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 1995, Vol.92, p.97-100
Main Authors: Li, S.Y, Fitzpatrick, S.M, Henderson, D.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
apple pomace
bait traps
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
efficacy
insect traps
monitoring
Otiorhynchus
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Rubus idaeus
size
trapping
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Summary:A grooved board trap was tested to determine the effects of trap size (two sizes) and bait (apple pomace) on capturing the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus on raspberries, Rubus idaeus. Large traps (30 x 30 cm) caught significantly more weevils than small ones (15 x 15 cm). Large traps were also more sensitive in capturing weevils than small ones, which will be important when the weevil density is low. Apple pomace bait did not significantly enhance the attractiveness of grooved board traps to the black vine weevil. Grooved board traps may also be useful for weevil monitoring in other crops.
ISSN:0071-0733
1929-7890