Insectaway UV light trap, an efficient non-chemical method of controlling storage insect pests in warehouses
Issue Date
10-2017
Abstract
The potential of InsectAway UV light trap in capturing stored product insect pests was evaluated in three different warehouses in Calauan, Laguna. Its drip tray was filled with 1.5 L of tap water, with 0.5 g detergent added. A mirror was placed on the drip tray to increase the area reflected by the InsectAway. Trapping was done from 6 pm to 6 am. The proportion of captured stored product pests and natural enemies was determined. A very high number of stored product pests was captured using the InsectAway UV light trap. In all the warehouses, the proportion of the storage product pests was about 98% and only 2% are natural enemies. The lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius), a primary pest of stored products, was consistently the most dominant among the captured pests while the warehouse pirate bug, Xylocoris flavipes (Reuter), a generalist predator, was the most dominant natural enemy captured. These suggest that the use of InsectAway UV light trap, having captured high numbers of stored product pests, can be recommended for pest management in rice mill/ warehouses.
Source or Periodical Title
The Philippine Entomologist
ISSN
0048-3753
Volume
31
Issue
2
Page
179
Document Type
Article
College
College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)
Frequency
semi-annually
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Ybañez, Karina C.; Javier, Pio A.; and Revilloza, Mark Lester, "Insectaway UV light trap, an efficient non-chemical method of controlling storage insect pests in warehouses" (2017). Journal Article. 4157.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/4157
En – AGROVOC descriptors
RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; XYLOCORIS FLAVIPES; STORED PRODUCT PESTS; PESTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; LIGHT TRAPS; INSECT CONTROL; PEST MANAGEMENT; STOREHOUSES