20.500.12556/RUL-176205 Mass trapping as a sustainable approach for Scarabaeidae pest management in crops and grasslands 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. pheromone lures light traps integrated pest management biological control cultural practices invasive species sustainable agriculture feromonske vabe svetolobne vabe integrirano varstvo rastlin biotično varstvo rastlin odpornost proti insekticidom kulturne prakse trajnostno kmetijstvo true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-11-25 11:38:43 2025-11-25 11:38:49 2025-12-19 03:51:17 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 11 str. iss. 23, art. 2406 Vol. 15 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 632 2077-0472 258604291 agriculture-15-02406-v2.pdf agriculture-15-02406-v2.pdf 1 77F2EE8DC6C09AB51712AE6BB7B07F40 539a2214e8c6f54b541036adf58cf3fb944a64fab450c8b589d50c85e9958a14 f9913119-c9ea-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=222469 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/23/2406 1 91a0bda1-c9ea-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=222468 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0