Mass trapping
of pest insects by distributing
traps baited with attractive chemicals over a large area is a well known
control method. However, due to the expense of traps, chemicals, and deployment
of traps, this method has been little used. If traps can be made more
efficient and cheaper then the method would be more practical. The efficacy
of mass trapping methods can be explored by computer simulations and through
actual experiments in the field. The cost of chemical baits, their attraction
radius (effectiveness), and chemical longevity in the field are other
important considerations when developing a mass trapping system. Since
only a few field experiments have been attempted on large scales, there
needs to be more research in diverse pest systems on this general method.
The following menu of papers, software, and Java applets provides an introduction
and a scattering of ideas regarding this potentially important pest management
tool.
Simulation of Mass trapping 2007
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Simulation of Mass trapping 1993
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Antlions using Mass trapping
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Trapping Rings
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Java applet of Trapping Rings
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Grid of Traps
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Software downloads
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Effective Attraction Radius (EAR)
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Java applet EAR
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Normal Distributions of flying insects | (3D and 2D EAR)
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