Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction
Abstract Insect outbreaks often occur in the absence of natural enemies and in the presence of excess suitable host materials. Outbreaks of gypsy moths are especially problematic in remote areas located in high-latitude regions in Japan because the majority of adults emerge during the short summer s...
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crspringernat:10.1186/s40851-020-00163-7 2023-05-15T18:28:38+02:00 Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction Komatsu, Masahiro Kurihara, Keigo Saito, Susumu Domae, Mana Masuya, Naoki Shimura, Yuta Kajiyama, Shunichiro Kanda, Yuna Sugizaki, Kouki Ebina, Kouji Ikeda, Osamu Moriwaki, Yudai Atsumi, Naohiro Abe, Katsuyoshi Maruyama, Tadashi Watanabe, Satoshi Nishino, Hiroshi East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-020-00163-7 http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40851-020-00163-7.pdf http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40851-020-00163-7/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Zoological Letters volume 6, issue 1 ISSN 2056-306X Animal Science and Zoology journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-020-00163-7 2022-01-04T14:16:30Z Abstract Insect outbreaks often occur in the absence of natural enemies and in the presence of excess suitable host materials. Outbreaks of gypsy moths are especially problematic in remote areas located in high-latitude regions in Japan because the majority of adults emerge during the short summer season and initiate synchronous mass flight toward artificial lights. The aggregation of moths in public facilities not only is an annoyance to visitors but also permits the establishment of new populations the following year. The aim of this study was to establish a method to reduce the numbers of large moths that are attracted to lights in the rest areas of expressways in Hokkaido based on the results of research on their behavioral ecology and physiology. First, we conducted extensive insect surveys using light traps that emit light at different wavelengths; the traps were set along the expressways in the summers of 2014–2018. The insects attracted to the light were roughly classified into those showing a preference for broadband light wavelengths (from UV-A to green) and short light wavelengths (from UV-A to blue). The former included aquatic insects and winged ants, and the latter included moths and beetles. Next, we analyzed correlations between moth emergence and daily meteorological data. When gypsy moths were abundant during an outbreak, the daily catch of gypsy moths was positively correlated with the highest ambient temperature on the catch day but not with the visibility range, wind speed, or moon phase. In contrast, the daily catch of oak silkmoths did not correlate with any of these parameters. Our results provide guidance for the management of forest insects inhabiting cool-temperate to subarctic regions based on light wavelengths with reference to weather variables. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Springer Nature (via Crossref) Zoological Letters 6 1 |
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Abstract Insect outbreaks often occur in the absence of natural enemies and in the presence of excess suitable host materials. Outbreaks of gypsy moths are especially problematic in remote areas located in high-latitude regions in Japan because the majority of adults emerge during the short summer season and initiate synchronous mass flight toward artificial lights. The aggregation of moths in public facilities not only is an annoyance to visitors but also permits the establishment of new populations the following year. The aim of this study was to establish a method to reduce the numbers of large moths that are attracted to lights in the rest areas of expressways in Hokkaido based on the results of research on their behavioral ecology and physiology. First, we conducted extensive insect surveys using light traps that emit light at different wavelengths; the traps were set along the expressways in the summers of 2014–2018. The insects attracted to the light were roughly classified into those showing a preference for broadband light wavelengths (from UV-A to green) and short light wavelengths (from UV-A to blue). The former included aquatic insects and winged ants, and the latter included moths and beetles. Next, we analyzed correlations between moth emergence and daily meteorological data. When gypsy moths were abundant during an outbreak, the daily catch of gypsy moths was positively correlated with the highest ambient temperature on the catch day but not with the visibility range, wind speed, or moon phase. In contrast, the daily catch of oak silkmoths did not correlate with any of these parameters. Our results provide guidance for the management of forest insects inhabiting cool-temperate to subarctic regions based on light wavelengths with reference to weather variables. |
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Komatsu, Masahiro Kurihara, Keigo Saito, Susumu Domae, Mana Masuya, Naoki Shimura, Yuta Kajiyama, Shunichiro Kanda, Yuna Sugizaki, Kouki Ebina, Kouji Ikeda, Osamu Moriwaki, Yudai Atsumi, Naohiro Abe, Katsuyoshi Maruyama, Tadashi Watanabe, Satoshi Nishino, Hiroshi |
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Komatsu, Masahiro Kurihara, Keigo Saito, Susumu Domae, Mana Masuya, Naoki Shimura, Yuta Kajiyama, Shunichiro Kanda, Yuna Sugizaki, Kouki Ebina, Kouji Ikeda, Osamu Moriwaki, Yudai Atsumi, Naohiro Abe, Katsuyoshi Maruyama, Tadashi Watanabe, Satoshi Nishino, Hiroshi |
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Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction |
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Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction |
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Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction |
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Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction |
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Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction |
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management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction |
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