Comparison of different trapping devices for the capture of <em>Bactrocera oleae</em> (Rossi) and other non-target insects in the Mediterranean basin

Andrea Sciarretta; Tania Travaglini; Linda Kfoury; Ines Ksentini; Meelad Yousef-Yousef; Marios-Ioannis Sotiras; Ahmad El Bitar; Mohieddine Ksantini; Enrique Quesada-Moraga; Dionysios Perdikis

doi:10.4081/jear.2024.12302

Authors

Andrea Sciarretta
sciarretta@unimol.it
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9443-4816
Tania Travaglini Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Linda Kfoury Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4608-0868
Ines Ksentini Laboratory of the genetic resources of the olive tree: Characterization, Valorization, and phytosanitary protection, Olive Tree Institute, University of Sfax, Tunisia. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6478-5933
Meelad Yousef-Yousef Department of Agronomy, María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence DAUCO, Campus de Rabanales, University of Córdoba, Spain. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1530-4483
Marios-Ioannis Sotiras Faculty of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.
Ahmad El Bitar Department of Plant Biotechnology, Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, Tal Amara, Zahle, Lebanon.
Mohieddine Ksantini Laboratory of the genetic resources of the olive tree: Characterization, Valorization, and phytosanitary protection, Olive Tree Institute, University of Sfax, Tunisia.
Enrique Quesada-Moraga Department of Agronomy, María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence DAUCO, Campus de Rabanales, University of Córdoba, Spain. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4021-3900
Dionysios Perdikis Faculty of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.

The present study aimed to compare some commercial traps baited with ammonium carbonate for their efficacy in monitoring Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) and their selectivity toward beneficial insects, under the conditions of olive groves located in five Mediterranean countries (Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Spain, Tunisia). The selectivity of the devices was evaluated toward several groups of non-target insects, namely lacewings (Chrysopidae), hoverflies (Syrphidae), ladybirds (Coccinellidae), bees (Apoidea) and hymenopteran parasitoids. The following devices were compared: yellow sticky panel, green sticky panel, Jackson trap with different combinations of yellow and white colours of the device and/or the panel, and McPhail trap. In most cases, the McPhail trap and the yellow panel showed the highest efficacy in monitoring male and female B. oleae flies; however, the yellow panel was most attractive for some groups of non-target insects, particularly the hymenopteran parasitoids, whereas the comparative non-target effects were sitespecific for the other arthropod groups. In the case of Chrysopidae, McPhail caught more individuals than the other traps in Italy and Spain, whereas in Lebanon and Greece, the highest number of individuals was captured in the two sticky panels. Coccinellidae were found in very low numbers only in Lebanon on yellow panels. Syrphidae were captured mainly on sticky panels in Greece and Tunisia. Apoidea were found only on yellow panels in Lebanon. The choice between the McPhail trap and the yellow panel should be made on the basis of various evaluations carried out at the site, including operational ones.

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Supporting Agencies

EU funded Project FruitFlyNet-ii, STR_B_A.2.1_0043”, as part of the ENI CBC MED Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020.

Sciarretta, A., Travaglini, T., Kfoury, L., Ksentini, I., Yousef-Yousef, M., Sotiras, M.-I., El Bitar, A., Ksantini, M., Quesada-Moraga, E., & Perdikis, D. (2024). Comparison of different trapping devices for the capture of <em>Bactrocera oleae</em> (Rossi) and other non-target insects in the Mediterranean basin. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 56(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2024.12302

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