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First recording of vibration signals caterpillars Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in potato tubers​ 


Citation :- First recording of vibration signals caterpillars Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in potato tubers​. Res. Crop. 23: 822-826
L. S. SHESTAKOV AND J. A. LOVTSOVA zicrona@yandex.ru
Address : Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127051 Russia

Abstract

The vibrations caused by the caterpillars of Tecia solanivora were registered in potato tubers. Vibrations have a fairly high intensity, but it was not possible to identify patterns in the structure of the amplitude-time and frequency structure of the signals. Using the example of a model predator - Picromerus bidens, it was tested whether these signals could be an effective stimulus for entomophages. Vibrations can be used as an additional method for detecting caterpillars at an early stage of contamination.

Keywords

Caterpillar pest population control plant protection Tecia solanivora vibration communication

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