Comparison of three trap types for adult catching of whitefly Bemisia tabaci and its parasitoid Eretmocerus mundus in tomato greenhouse

The attractiveness of three trap types to Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B-biotype (= Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring) and Eretmocerus mundus Mercet adult was compared in two choice experiments in a greenhouse at the Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales, Madrid, Spain.  Yellow sticky cards equ...

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Autores: Nombela, Gloria, Chu, CC., Heneberry, T., Muñiz, Mariano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/11515
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/11515
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bemisia tabaci
Eretmocerus mundus
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Sumario:The attractiveness of three trap types to Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B-biotype (= Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring) and Eretmocerus mundus Mercet adult was compared in two choice experiments in a greenhouse at the Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales, Madrid, Spain.  Yellow sticky cards equipped with light-emitting-diodes (LED-YC) caught more adults per trap per day than yellow sticky card (YC) traps.YC traps caught significantly more B. tabaci and E. mundus adults than plastic cup traps equipped with light-emitting diodes (LED-plastic cup traps).  However, the LED-plastic cup traps caught few E. mundus compared with YC traps.  The results suggest that LED-plastic cup traps are compatible with E. mundus parasites in greenhouses where the parasites are released to reduce B. tabaci nymph population.