The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is the primary vector of a bacterium that causes huanglongbing, a devastating disease of citrus in Florida. Efficient trapping of ACP at low population densities is important for timely pest management decisions. To improve trapping efficiency, there has been interest in coopting the vibrational communication/mating system of this insect. ACP males find mates on tree branches by producing vibrational calls that elicit duetting replies from receptive females. The males then search and continue duetting to locate the replies. To interfere with the duetting process, a device was constructed that incorporates a contact microphone to detect vibrational signals, a microcontroller platform with signal detection and background noise discrimination software, and a piezoelectric buzzer to produce mimics of female reply vibrations. The mimics, produced immediately after a call is detected, stimulate the male to search and find the source of the reply. This report describes the components and operation of the platform and its use in development of methods to interfere with the duetting process and disrupt mating. The objective of these studies is to develop field-worthy systems that target ACP infestations and reduce their populations.
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2 November 2015
170th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
2-6 November 2015
Jacksonville, Florida
Animal Bioacoustics: Paper 2pABa6
April 01 2016
Vibrational duetting mimics to trap and disrupt mating of the devastating Asian citrus psyllid insect pest
Richard W. Mankin
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Richard W. Mankin
1US Department of Agriculture-ARS,
Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
, Gainesville, FL 32607,USA
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Barukh Rohde;
Barukh Rohde
2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Florida
, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
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Seth McNeill
Seth McNeill
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Proc. Mtgs. Acoust. 25, 010006 (2015)
Article history
Received:
March 18 2016
Accepted:
March 24 2016
Citation
Richard W. Mankin, Barukh Rohde, Seth McNeill; Vibrational duetting mimics to trap and disrupt mating of the devastating Asian citrus psyllid insect pest. Proc. Mtgs. Acoust. 2 November 2015; 25 (1): 010006. https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0000185
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