The use of light spectrum blocking films to reduce populations of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura in fruit crops
| Autor: | Sebastian Hemer, Alvaro Delgado, Fred J. Davis, Amir Badiee, Michelle T. Fountain, Simon Pearson, Michael Mangan, Colin Dowding |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Integrated pest management Crops Agricultural Insecticides Light spectrum Light J411 Plastics Biophysics lcsh:Medicine J590 Materials Technology not elsewhere classified Biology 01 natural sciences Insect vision Insect Control Article J410 Polymers Technology 03 medical and health sciences Soft fruit Animals Drosophila suzukii lcsh:Science C181 Biodiversity Multidisciplinary Ecology C360 Pest Science lcsh:R Biological techniques fungi food and beverages biology.organism_classification Materials science Multiple fruit Environmental sciences 010602 entomology Horticulture 030104 developmental biology Fruit lcsh:Q Drosophila PEST analysis Plant sciences Zoology |
| Zdroj: | Scientific Reports Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Popis: | Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a serious invasive pest impacting the production of multiple fruit crops, including soft and stone fruits such as strawberries, raspberries and cherries. Effective control is challenging and reliant on integrated pest management which includes the use of an ever decreasing number of approved insecticides. New means to reduce the impact of this pest that can be integrated into control strategies are urgently required. In many production regions, including the UK, soft fruit are typically grown inside tunnels clad with polyethylene based materials. These can be modified to filter specific wavebands of light. We investigated whether targeted spectral modifications to cladding materials that disrupt insect vision could reduce the incidence of D. suzukii. We present a novel approach that starts from a neuroscientific investigation of insect sensory systems and ends with infield testing of new cladding materials inspired by the biological data. We show D. suzukii are predominantly sensitive to wavelengths below 405 nm (ultraviolet) and above 565 nm (orange & red) and that targeted blocking of lower wavebands (up to 430 nm) using light restricting materials reduces pest populations up to 73% in field trials. |
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