Phototaxis of Propsilocerus akamusi (Diptera: Chironomidae) From a Shallow Eutrophic Lake in Response to Led Lamps

• Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 128 - 133
• Main Authors: Hirabayashi, Kimio, Nagai, Yoshinari, Mushya, Tetsuya, Higashino, Makoto, Taniguchi, Yoshio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Mosquito Control Association, Inc 01.06.2017; American Mosquito Control Association
• Subjects: Animals; Aquatic insects; Attraction; Chironomid midge; Chironomidae - physiology; Color; Colour; Emission; Eutrophic lakes; Eutrophication; Female; Insect Control - methods; Japan; Lakes; Lamps; LED lamp; Light; light control; Light emitting diodes; Light traps; Male; Nuisance; Phototaxis; Propsilocerus akamusi; pulsed LED light; Sewage disposal; Ultraviolet radiation; Japan, Honshu, Nagano Prefecture, Suwa Lake; Japan; Chironomid midge; LED lamp; pulsed LED light; phototaxis; light control
• ISSN: 8756-971X; 1943-6270
• DOI: 10.2987/16-6600.1

A study on the attraction of adult Propsilocerus akamusi midges to different-colored light traps was carried out from October 21 to November 15, 2013. The 6 colored lights used in light-emitting diode (LED) lamps were white, green, red, blue, amber, and ultraviolet (UV). The UV lamp attracted the most P. akamusi, followed by green, white, blue, amber, and red. A white pulsed LED light attracted only half the number of midges as did a continuous-emission white LED light. The result indicated that manipulation of light color, considering that the red LED light and/or pulsed LED light are not as attractive as the other colors, may be appropriate for the development of an overall integrated strategy to control nuisance P. akamusi in the Lake Suwa area.