Mass trapping as a sustainable approach for Scarabaeidae pest management in crops and grasslands

Adamič Zamljen, Sergeja (avtor), Bohinc, Tanja (avtor), Trdan, Stanislav (avtor)

Soil-dwelling beetles, including native and invasive species such as Popilia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), are persistent and damaging agricultural pests worldwide. Mass trapping, using pheromone-, light-, or food-based lures to attract and remove adults, is being developed as an environmentally sustainable alternative within integrated pest management (IPM). Scarab beetles respond positively to attractant-based traps, and large-scale programs against P. japonica in North America provide valuable insights for global applications. The efficacy of mass trapping depends on species biology, trap density, environmental conditions and landscape structure. Capturing adults does not always immediately reduce larval populations, as underground stages persist in soil for multiple years. Light traps are effective but often attract many non-target insects, whereas pheromone traps are more selective but require careful optimization of lure composition, release rate and placement. To achieve reliable suppression, mass trapping should be integrated with complementary strategies such as biological control agents (Beauveria spp., Metarhizium spp.), crop rotation, tolerant crop varieties and soil management. Future research should focus on refining lure design, optimizing deployment, testing predictive models and evaluating multi-bait systems. Overall, mass trapping represents a promising and environmentally sustainable tool that, when incorporated into integrated approaches, can enhance the management of soil-dwelling scarab beetles across diverse agroecosystems worldwide.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: pheromone lures, light traps, integrated pest management, biological control, cultural practices, invasive species, sustainable agriculture
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: 11 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 15, iss. 23, art. 2406
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-176205
• UDK: 632
• ISSN pri članku: 2077-0472
• COBISS.SI-ID: 258604291
• Datum objave v RUL: 25.11.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Agriculture
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2077-0472
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523634201

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: feromonske vabe, svetolobne vabe, integrirano varstvo rastlin, biotično varstvo rastlin, odpornost proti insekticidom, kulturne prakse, trajnostno kmetijstvo

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: V4-2414
• Naslov: Preučevanje učinkovitosti, optimizacija in implementacija metod množičnega lovljenja in motenja parjenja izbranih gospodarsko pomembnih škodljivcev gojenih in samoniklih rastlin

• Financer: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food of the Republic of Slovenia (MKGP)