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12 May 2017 Adults of Lasioderma serricorne and Stegobium paniceum (Anobiidae: Coleoptera) Are Attracted to Ultraviolet (UV) Over Blue Light LEDs
Mantaro Hironaka, Toru Kamura, Midori Osada, Rikiya Sasaki, Kazutaka Shinoda, Takahiko Hariyama, Takahisa Miyatake
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Abstract

Two species, the cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne (F.) and the drugstore beetle Stegobium paniceum (L.), are particularly important stored-product pests because they damage dry food. A previous study showed that L. serricorne adults are attracted more to ultraviolet (UV) and blue light wave ranges more than others such as turquoise, green, yellow, red, and warm white. However, the previous study did not equalize the amounts of light. The study also evaluated the attractiveness by the numbers of L. serricorne individuals that were lured to LED lights in a small box in the laboratory. In some storehouses, damage by S. paniceum is more serious and establishment of an effective monitoring tool is required. Therefore, in the present study, attractions of these beetles to UV and blue light traps were compared to develop a tool to monitor the beetle pests. First, adult L. serricorne and S. paniceum beetles were provided with UV- and blue-LED panels whose light intensities were equalized in the laboratory, and the walking and flying paths of each adult were recorded and measured. As a result, adults were clearly attracted to the side of UV-LED panel by walking compared to the blue one. Second, we compared the numbers of cigarette beetles collected by sticky sheets that were set in the back of UV or blue-light LED traps in a real storehouse. The results showed that these beetles were significantly more attracted to UV than blue-light LED traps, indicating the UV-LED trap is a powerful tool to monitor these two pest species.

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Mantaro Hironaka, Toru Kamura, Midori Osada, Rikiya Sasaki, Kazutaka Shinoda, Takahiko Hariyama, and Takahisa Miyatake "Adults of Lasioderma serricorne and Stegobium paniceum (Anobiidae: Coleoptera) Are Attracted to Ultraviolet (UV) Over Blue Light LEDs," Journal of Economic Entomology 110(4), 1911-1915, (12 May 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox127
Received: 6 February 2017; Accepted: 8 April 2017; Published: 12 May 2017
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KEYWORDS
cigarette beetle
drugstore beetle
LED
light trap
orientation behavior
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