Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) capture in vineyards in relation to climatic factors

• Published in: Pest management science Vol. 78; no. 7; pp. 3030 - 3038
• Main Authors: Rodríguez‐González, Álvaro, Malvar, Rosa Ana, Guerra, Marcos, Sanchez‐Maillo, Esteban, Peláez, Horacio José, Carro‐Huerga, Guzmán, Casquero, Pedro Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; captures; cerambycid pest; Cerambycidae; Climatic data; Coleoptera; Cultivars; Insects; Integrated pest management; Parameter estimation; Pest control; Prieto Picudo variety; Rainfall; temperature; Tempranillo variety; Vineyards; Vitis vinifera; Weather; Wineries & vineyards; Xylotrechus arvicola; Tempranillo variety; Prieto Picudo variety; rainfall; captures; temperature; cerambycid pest; Vitis vinifera
• ISSN: 1526-498X; 1526-4998
• DOI: 10.1002/ps.6928

BACKGROUND Captures and seasonal abundance of Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in relation to climatic factors were studied in vineyards between the years 2013 and 2020. Insects captures from vine wood in two Vitis vinifera varieties were evaluated every year by counting the number of insects captured with CROSSTRAP®. The captured insects were grouped (by sex and total) into ranges of 10 days and compared to climatic data (daily average, temperature and rainfall) for each cultivar and year. RESULTS The capture periods spanned from 1 June and 31 July, with the period from 1 to 30 June having the greatest number of insect captures, as long as weather conditions were favourable, i.e. temperature above 20.00 °C and accumulated rainfall in 10 days lower than 0.40 mm, verified through the analysis of parameter estimates, in which, only the temperature parameter was significantly. CONCLUSIONS The study provided useful information for the integrated pest management of X. arvicola through mass trapping in vineyards when temperature exceeds 20.00 °C and the accumulated rainfall is less than 0.40 mm in 10 days to obtain peak captures. This is the first quantitative study of X. arvicola control associated with temperature and rainfall in Vitis vinifera. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry. This study demonstrated that capture periods of Xylotrechus arvicola in vineyards spanned from 1 June and 31 July, with the period from 1 to 30 June having the greatest number of insect captures, as long as weather conditions were favourable (temperature above 20.00 °C and accumulated rainfall in 10 days lower than 0.40 mm).