Estimating the effective sampling area of an alcohol-baited trap for monitoring the coffee berry borer

Author(s)

Fernando Zanotti Madalon ^[1] ; Weliton Dias da Silva ^[2] ; Hugo Leoncini Rainho ^[3] ; José Mauricio Simões Bento ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade de São Paulo. ESALQ. Depto. de Entomologia e Acarologia - Brasil

^[2] Universidade de São Paulo. ESALQ. Depto. de Entomologia e Acarologia - Brasil

^[3] Universidade de São Paulo. ESALQ. Depto. de Entomologia e Acarologia - Brasil

^[4] Universidade de São Paulo. ESALQ. Depto. de Entomologia e Acarologia - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Scientia Agricola; v. 81, 2024-05-13.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Here, single-trap, multiple-release-recapture field experiments were used for the first time to estimate the trap sampling area and absolute population density from trap catches for the coffee berry borer (CBB) Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari). Fluorescent-dusted CBBs were released at several distances at all four cardinal points from an ethanol-methanol-baited multifunnel trap. Only 2.6 % of released beetles were recaptured, and recaptures decreased significantly with increasing release distances. The recapture analyses revealed that CBB moves randomly in the field and disperses at a maximum of 22.2 m. Despite the short plume of the trap (1.3 m), the calculated trap sampling area was 0.17 ha, with an overall catch probability of 0.01. Therefore, capturing 100 CBBs trap –1 ha –1 at the early filling stage of coffee beans reflects a 20.2 million borers ha –1 population at harvest. This results in a projected bean loss of 60.3 kg ha –1 . The findings shed light on improvements in using semiochemical traps and interpretations of catch data to enhance the CBB integrated management. Future studies on the performance of attractants and trap designs in different coffee farmscapes are encouraged to adopt the present methodology. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 19/20179-1 - Selection of semiochemical trap model, improvement of attractants, and determination of threshold level for the management of the Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari)
• Grantee: Fernando Zanotti Madalon
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 14/50871-0 - INCT 2014: National Institute of Science and Technology of Semiochemicals in Agriculture
• Grantee: José Roberto Postali Parra
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/02317-5 - Center for Excellence in Biological Control
• Grantee: José Roberto Postali Parra
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program