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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages 853-859Publisher
ENTOMOL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.4.853
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Phyllophaga; Diaprepes; detection; grubs
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Subterranean insect pests cause considerable economic damage but their concealment makes detection difficult, A portable acoustic system was developed and tested for it's potential to rate the likelihood that trees in citrus groves were infested with Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) larvae. The likelihood was rated independently by a computer program and an experienced listener that distinguished insect sounds from background noises. Diaprepes abbreviatus, Phyllophaga spp., or other pest insects were excavated from all 11 sites rated at high likelihood of infestation but were absent from 20 of 25 low-rated sites. There was a significant regression between the activity rate and the number of pest organisms present at recording sites although the correlation was weaker,than between activity rate and likelihood of infestation. Although the system is at an early stage of development, the success of these field tests suggests that it has considerable potential as a tool to detect and monitor hidden infestations of insects in soil.
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