Vaughn Vincent, Ensinger Andrew, Harris Edwin, Shumway Elijah, Nieri Rachele, Walton Vaughn, Selker John, Udell Chet
OPEnS Lab, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
HardwareX. 2024 Nov 15;20:e00604. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2024.e00604. eCollection 2024 Dec.
We have developed a novel device for automatic sensing, luring, and imaging insects that use substrate-borne vibrational signals for identifying and locating mating partners. The device is capable of measuring the activity patterns of these insects in a local area. It is intended to be used for monitoring pest insects; the current version of the device focuses on the treehopper species (Walker, Hemiptera: Membracidae: Smiliinae) that may serve as a vector for Grapevine Red Blotch Disease. The device detects male treehoppers by sensing their mating calls using a piezoelectric contact microphone attached to a host plant, and lures them towards an imaging area by playing a prerecorded female mating call using a vibration exciter. This work is significant because previous efforts towards agricultural pest monitoring through biotremology methods has achieved only limited practical application. The trap has successfully detected and recorded wild treehopper mating calls and activity patterns, and it provides a pathway towards targeted, non-toxic pest control of various insect species that use vibrational communication. The system may be adapted to physically trap insects or alter damaging behavior in various cropping systems.
我们开发了一种新型设备，用于自动感应、诱捕和成像利用底物传播的振动信号来识别和定位交配伙伴的昆虫。该设备能够测量这些昆虫在局部区域的活动模式。它旨在用于监测害虫；该设备的当前版本专注于可能作为葡萄红块病传播媒介的角蝉物种（沃克，半翅目：角蝉科：斯米利角蝉亚科）。该设备通过使用附着在寄主植物上的压电接触式麦克风感应雄角蝉的求偶叫声来检测它们，并通过使用振动激励器播放预先录制的雌角蝉求偶叫声将它们引诱到成像区域。这项工作意义重大，因为此前通过生物震颤学方法进行农业害虫监测的努力仅取得了有限的实际应用。该诱捕器已成功检测并记录了野生角蝉的求偶叫声和活动模式，它为对使用振动通讯的各种昆虫物种进行有针对性的无毒害虫控制提供了一条途径。该系统可适用于在各种种植系统中物理诱捕昆虫或改变其破坏性行为。
