Abstract
Banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), and striped weevil, Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus), are pests of global importance in banana cultivation that are traditionally controlled using synthetic insecticides. Plastic traps offer an alternative method to managing these weevils. However, the effectiveness of artisanal traps, considering color, odor, position, and their influence on trapping efficacy, has been largely neglected. Here, we assessed artisanal plastic traps for capturing banana weevils, testing two trap colors (yellow and brown), two positions (horizontal and vertical), and five types of attractants: pineapple; pineapple combined with molasses; pseudostem; pseudostem combined with molasses; and the pheromone Cosmolure in Ecuadorian banana fields. Under controlled conditions, trap color and position did not significantly influence the preference for C. sordidus and M. hemipterus (P<0.05). Field bioassays revealed significant differences in the capture of C. sordidus based on trap position and odor attractants. While trap position did not affect the capture of M. hemipterus, the choice of attractant influenced insect capture rates. Cosmolure was the most effective attractant for capturing banana weevils, whereas pineapple baits attracted the highest number of stripped weevils. Over 10 days, the number of captured insects decreased for both weevils across different attractants. Our findings highlight the potential of artisanal plastic traps as a valuable tool for the integrated pest management (IPM) of C. sordidus and M. hemipterus in banana plantations.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Trap color and position did not significantly influence C. sordidus preference under controlled conditions.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- trap color and positione0
- Interactor
- C. sordidus
Cosmopolites sordiduse0pest - Outcome
- preference for C. sordiduse0
- Direction
- did not significantly influencee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Under controlled conditions, trap color and position did not significantly influence the preference for C. sordidus and M. hemipterus (P<0.05).”
t0“banana weevils”
Claim · model-written summary
Trap color and position did not significantly influence M. hemipterus preference under controlled conditions.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- trap color and positione0
- Interactor
- M. hemipterus
Metamasius hemipteruse0pest - Outcome
- preference for C. sordidus and M. hemipteruse0
- Direction
- did not significantly influencee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Under controlled conditions, trap color and position did not significantly influence the preference for C. sordidus and M. hemipterus (P<0.05).”
t0“banana weevils”
Claim · model-written summary
Field C. sordidus capture differed significantly by trap position.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- trap positione0
- Interactor
- C. sordidusCosmopolites sordiduse0pest
- Outcome
- capture of C. sordiduse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Field bioassays revealed significant differences in the capture of C. sordidus based on trap position and odor attractants.”
t0“banana weevils”
Claim · model-written summary
Field C. sordidus capture differed significantly by odor attractant.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- odor attractantse0
- Interactor
- C. sordidusCosmopolites sordiduse0pest
- Outcome
- capture of C. sordiduse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Field bioassays revealed significant differences in the capture of C. sordidus based on trap position and odor attractants.”
t0“banana weevils”
Claim · model-written summary
Trap position did not affect M. hemipterus capture.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- trap positione0
- Interactor
- M. hemipterusMetamasius hemipteruse0pest
- Outcome
- capture of M. hemipteruse0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“trap position did not affect the capture of M. hemipterus”
t0“banana weevils”
Claim · model-written summary
Attractant choice influenced M. hemipterus capture rates.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- choice of attractante0
- Interactor
- M. hemipterusMetamasius hemipteruse1pest
- Outcome
- insect capture ratese0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the choice of attractant influenced insect capture rates”
t0“banana weevils”
e1“the capture of M. hemipterus”
Claim · model-written summary
Cosmolure was the most effective attractant for capturing banana weevils.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- Cosmoluree0
- Interactor
- banana weevilse0pest
- Outcome
- capturing banana weevilse0
- Direction
- most effectivee0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Cosmolure was the most effective attractant for capturing banana weevils”
t0“banana weevils”
Claim · model-written summary
Pineapple baits attracted the highest number of striped weevils.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- pineapple baitse0
- Interactor
- stripped weevilse0pest
- Outcome
- number of stripped weevilse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“pineapple baits attracted the highest number of stripped weevils”
t0“banana weevils”
Claim · model-written summary
Captures of C. sordidus decreased over 10 days across attractants.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Interactor
- C. sordidusCosmopolites sordiduse1pest
- Outcome
- number of captured insectse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- Over 10 dayse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Over 10 days, the number of captured insects decreased for both weevils across different attractants.”
t0“banana weevils”
e1“capture of C. sordidus based on trap position and odor attractants”
Claim · model-written summary
Captures of M. hemipterus decreased over 10 days across attractants.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Interactor
- M. hemipterusMetamasius hemipteruse1pest
- Outcome
- number of captured insectse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- Over 10 dayse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Over 10 days, the number of captured insects decreased for both weevils across different attractants.”
t0“banana weevils”
e1“trap position did not affect the capture of M. hemipterus”
Claim · model-written summary
Artisanal plastic traps have potential for integrated pest management of C. sordidus and M. hemipterus in banana plantations.
- Taxon
- bananae0
- Interactor
- C. sordidusCosmopolites sordiduse0pest
- Second interactor
- M. hemipterusMetamasius hemipteruse0pest
- Outcome
- artisanal plastic traps as a valuable tool for the integrated pest managemente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Our findings highlight the potential of artisanal plastic traps as a valuable tool for the integrated pest management (IPM) of C. sordidus and M. hemipterus in banana plantations.”
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