Abstract
Longhorn and jewel beetles are often moved intercontinentally within woody materials. The common use of hardwoods in solid wood-packaging requires efficient trapping protocols for broadleaf-associated species. We tested the effect of lure (ethanol vs multi-lure), trap color (green vs purple), and trap height (understory vs canopy) on the longhorn and jewel beetle species trapped in multi-funnel traps set up in both seminatural forests and reforested forests in Italy. Traps were deployed in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial scheme, and the eight different treatments were replicated 17 times in a randomized complete block design, in which each block was a different site. Thirty-five longhorn beetle species (2 non-native) and 15 jewel beetle species (all native) were trapped. The multi-lure was more effective than ethanol at detecting most longhorn beetles at both the species and subfamily level (except Lepturinae), but had no effect on the detection of jewel beetles. Trap color affected both jewel (green better than purple) and longhorn beetles with mixed responses among subfamilies. Species richness and/or abundance of both families was greater in the canopy than the understory, but trends were more heterogeneous at lower taxonomic levels (i.e., significant effect on Cerambycinae and Lepturinae but not on Lamiinae). In general, we showed that green multi-funnel traps baited with multi-lure, and setup in the canopy may be an efficient trapping protocol for European longhorn and jewel beetles associated with broadleaf trees. This information can increase efficacy of early-detection programs carried out both inside and outside of Europe.
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The authors thank Franco Rassati and Carlo del Fabbro for field assistance, Cory Hughes and Deepa Abeysekera for technical assistance in the laboratory, Peter Silk, Troy Kimoto, and Joe Francese for logistical support, Andrea Battisti and three anonymous reviewers for comments on an earlier draft of this manuscript. This study was supported by funding from Natural Resources Canada, US Department of Agriculture—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—Plant Protection Quarantine, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources through SERG International, and by the University of Padua (ex-60%).
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Rassati, D., Marini, L., Marchioro, M. et al. Developing trapping protocols for wood-boring beetles associated with broadleaf trees. J Pest Sci 92, 267–279 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0984-y
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