Abstract
ABSTRACT: The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is one of the most deleterious pests of corn worldwide. Severe root injury interferes with the roots` ability to absorb water and nutrients and results in plant lodging and yield losses. After the pupation in the soil, the emerged adults primarily feed on leaves, corn silk, pollen, and kernels on exposed ear tips of corn. An absolute sampling method for adult western corn rootworm was developed exploiting the strong positive phototropic and negative geotactic behaviour of this coleopteran species. The novel developed pyramidal designed emergence trap is characterized by numerous features which facilitate the estimation of western corn rootworm populations in the field: The trap is highly efficient, simple and economical to construct, portable, easy and quick to install, durable and thus nearly maintenance-free. The installation of the trap relies on cutting corn plants at a height of 20 cm. Both the efficacy of recapturing of ten...
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