. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. A Trap for Tarnished Plant Bug Survey A. L. Scales 1/ The trap described below for survey of tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) is a modification of a trap designed by Strong, University of California, Davis, California. Adult virgin females (usually 10) used as bait are placed in the trap when approximately 6 to 10 days old. Green beans are used as food for the bugs. A half-gallon ice-cream container serves as the body of the trap (fig, 1). Both ends of the carton are fitted with removable funnels fashioned from
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. A Trap for Tarnished Plant Bug Survey A. L. Scales 1/ The trap described below for survey of tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) is a modification of a trap designed by Strong, University of California, Davis, California. Adult virgin females (usually 10) used as bait are placed in the trap when approximately 6 to 10 days old. Green beans are used as food for the bugs. A half-gallon ice-cream container serves as the body of the trap (fig, 1). Both ends of the carton are fitted with removable funnels fashioned from 16-mesh aluminum screen. The screen funnels are pointed inward. The bait insects are housed in a 40-dram plastic vial. Two windows are cut in the vial. An aluminum screen cylinder fitting snugly against the side of the vial is inserted. A stoppered hole in the vial is used for introducing the insects, The green beans are wrapped in absorbent paper, placed in a one-ounce cup, watered, and inserted in the plastic vial. The cap of the plastic vial is used to close the open end of the cage. A hole, slightly smaller than the diameter of the vial, is cut in the side of the carton, and the vial is inserted. The inner surface of the carton is coated with a Stikem to prevent trapped insects from escaping through the openings of the funnels. The assembled trap is tied to a pole, and placed even with, or slightly above, the plants growing in the area to be surveyed (fig. 2).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service
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