INFLUENCE OF COLOR CHANGES IN LIGHT TRAPS ON THE NUMBER OF INSECTS
Abstract
Insects are the most common types of pests that attack fruit plants. The pest attacks fruits on the plantation. Insect control is quite difficult and is usually done with eugenol. Fruit flies are insects that are sensitive to light with a wavelength of 300–650 nm. Light trapping is a commonly used method, but is rarely used to control fruit flies. This study was conducted to determine the effect of changing the color of light traps on the number of fruit flies caught. This study used quasi-experimental research methods. Data were analyzed descriptively and continued with one-way ANOVA statistical testing using SPSS 25.0. The results showed that the light traps supplemented with blue light had the highest average number of fruit flies, 17.22. Subsequent tests showed that blue light was more effective at attracting flies to the light traps.
Keywords
Blue light lamp, fruit gnats, light trap, pest control, wavelength, voltage, efficiency, insects.
References
- Gaglio, G., Napoli, E., Falsone, L., Giannetto, S., & Brianti, E. (2017). Field evaluation of a new light trap for phlebotomine mosquitoes. Acta Tropica, 174, 114–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. actatropica.2017.07.011
- Gaglio, G., Napoli, E., Arfuso, F., Abbate, J. M., Giannetto, S., and Brianti, E. (2018). Do different LED colors affect the collection of sand flies by light traps in the Mediterranean? BioMed Research International, 2018, 7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6432637.
- Gonzalez, M., Alarcón-Elbal, P. M., Valle-Mora, J., & Goldarazena, A. (2016). Comparison of different light sources for catching Culicoides midges, mosquitoes and other dipterans. Veterinary Parasitology, 226, 44–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. vetpar.06.20.2016
- Muller, G.K., Revai, E.E., and Beyer, J.K. (2011). Simplified and improved traps for monitoring sand flies. Journal of Vector Ecology, 36(2), 454–457. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00188.x
- Muryati, Hasim A. and de Kogel W. (2007). The species Lalat buah di Sumatera Barat dan Riau are distributed. Journal of Horticulture, 17(1), 61–68. https://doi.org/10.21082/jhort.v17n1.2007.p