Laboratory for Bioinspired, Bionic, Nano, Meta Materials & Mechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy.
Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy.
J R Soc Interface. 2022 Oct;19(195):20220311. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0311. Epub 2022 Oct 26.
In applied biotremology, vibrational signals or cues are exploited to manipulate the target species behaviour. To develop an efficient pest control strategy, other than a detailed investigation into the pest biology and behaviour, the role of the substrate used to transmit the signal is an important feature to be considered, since it may affect vibrations spreading and effective signal transmission and perception. Therefore, we used a multi-disciplinary approach to develop a control technique against the greenhouse whitefly, First, an vibrational disruptive noise has been developed, based on the acquired knowledge about the mating behaviour and vibrational communication of the mated species. Subsequently, we employed finite-element models to investigate a growing tomato plant response to the aforesaid noise. Modelling how vibrations spread along the plant allowed us to set up a greenhouse experiment to assess the efficacy in terms of insect population of the vibrational treatment, which was administrated through vibrational plates. The green methodology applied in this study represents an innovative, environmentally sound alternative to the usage of synthetic pesticides.
在应用生物振波学中，利用振动信号或提示来操纵目标物种的行为。为了开发一种有效的害虫控制策略，除了详细调查害虫的生物学和行为外，用于传输信号的基质的作用是一个需要考虑的重要特征，因为它可能会影响振动的传播和有效信号的传输和感知。因此，我们采用多学科方法开发了一种针对温室粉虱的控制技术。首先，根据交配行为和交配物种的振动通讯的知识，开发了一种振动干扰噪声。随后，我们采用有限元模型研究了番茄植株对上述噪声的响应。对振动如何沿植物传播进行建模，使我们能够建立一个温室实验，以评估通过振动板进行振动处理在昆虫种群方面的效果。本研究中应用的绿色方法代表了对合成农药使用的一种创新的、对环境无害的替代方案。
