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

En – AGROVOC descriptors

RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; XYLOCORIS FLAVIPES; STORED PRODUCT PESTS; PESTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; LIGHT TRAPS; INSECT CONTROL; PEST MANAGEMENT; STOREHOUSES

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