Abstract A study was conducted to determine rates of recapture marked Agriotes obscurus (AO) males released in a grassy field on four occasions the centre pheromone trap squares with traps spaced 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0 m apart. Concurrent catches naturally occurring dispersed (wild) AO were also recorded. Catch highest during peak emergence when maximum weekly temperatures ranged from 15.7 17 °...

Wireworms are polyphagous soil-dwelling pests that hard to control. Attract-and-kill strategies, combining attractive semiochemicals with biocontrol agents, have great promise control insect pests. We hypothesized the combination of plant and entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in an attract-and-kill system could greatly enhance nematodes' efficiency against wireworms. evaluated potential alginat...

From 1994 to 1999 in the Lower Fraser Valley region of southwest Canada, fonofos (Dyfonate G) was recommended for control of introduced wireworm (Agriotes spp.) pests on potato and other root crops. As part of a wildlife-monitoring program, we collected 15 raptors, including 12 bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), found dead or debilitated on or near agricultural lands with severely inhibite...

A spatial analysis of Agriotes sordidus (Illiger) (Coleoptera Elateridae) was carried out on data collected by means of pheromone traps in a farm of 500 hectares in northern Italy. The main objective of the paper was to analyse the spatial distribution of this economic pest, in order to optimise the monitoring; another aim was to understanding the spatial patterns of this insect in relation to ...

Abstract The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone produced by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum are known to have pesticidal properties at high doses against a range of invertebrate pests. Very little is about their behavior-modifying (semiochemical) properties. This study focused on investigating behavioral responses three subterranean crop pests, wirewo...

The release of large quantities of microorganisms to soil for purposes such as pest control or plant growth promotion may affect the indigenous soil microbial communities. In our study, we investigated potential effects of Metarhizium brunneum ART2825 on soil fungi and prokaryota in bulk soil using high-throughput sequencing of ribosomal markers. Different formulations of this strain, and combi...