Phototactic behavior 7: phototactic response of the maize weevil, Sitotroga zeamais motsch (Coleopter: Curculionidae), to light-emitting diodes

• Published in: Applied biological chemistry Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 373 - 376
• Main Authors: Park, J.H., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea, Sung, B.K., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea, Lee, H.S., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry 01.06.2015; Springer Nature B.V; 한국응용생명화학회
• Subjects: Adults; Applied Microbiology; Attractive responses, Light-emitting diodes(LEDs),Luring lamp (BLB),Phototactic responses,Sitotroga zeamais; Biological Techniques; Bioorganic Chemistry; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Corn; Light effects; Light emitting diodes; MAIS; MAIZ; MAIZE; Mirrors; 농학; Phototactic responses; Luring lamp (BLB); Attractive responses; Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
• ISSN: 1738-2203; 2468-0834; 2234-344X; 2468-0842
• DOI: 10.1007/s13765-015-0056-4

Phototactic responses of maize weevil, Sitotroga zeamais, adults to five light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were evaluated and compared with the commonly used luring lamp (BLB). Under optimal light conditions, the red LED (625 +- 10 nm) exhibited the highest attraction rate (59.8 %), followed by the yellow LED (590 +- 5 nm, 52.3 %), the infrared LED (730 nm, 51.9 %), the green LED (520 +- 5 nm, 46.7 %), the blue LED (470 +- 10 nm, 45.3 %), the ultraviolet LED (365 nm, 32.7 %), and the BLB (27.3 %). Moreover, the red LED was approximately 2.19 times more attractive than that of the BLB. These results indicate that a red LED trap may be useful to control S. zeamais adults.