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ArticlePeerJ2020

Repurposing a traditional Japanese method of pest control for wintering pine moths, Komo-trap, for use against summer and winter populations of fall webworms.

Osamu K Mikami, Misaki Takamatsu, Rika Yarita

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Osamu K MikamiDepartment of International and Regional Studies, Hakodate Campus, Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
Misaki TakamatsuDepartment of International and Regional Studies, Hakodate Campus, Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
Rika YaritaDepartment of International and Regional Studies, Hakodate Campus, Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe fall webworm,

methodsIn two seasons of 2017, we set komo-traps on street trees in Hakodate City, Japan. We counted the numbers of captured fall webworms compared with controls. We also monitored other species to evaluate any nontarget effects of the trap.

resultsOne komo, the material cost of which is about 1.10 USD, captured 43.8 fall webworms on average in summer and 27.2 in the fall. The values were significantly larger than those of the controls, which were 0.07 in summer and 0.14 in winter. Bycatch of other species was minimal in summer, whereas in the fall one komo, on average, caught 10.7 woodlice DISCUSSION: The komo-trap is effective in capturing fall webworm. The cost performance of the trap is very favorable, and the nontarget effects can be reduced by using the trap in summer only. The komo-trap would complement other control methods such as tree pruning. Because its cost is low, we recommend that the komo-trap be introduced as a larger-scale trial.

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Chemical-freeFall webwormHyphantria cunea druryIntegrated pest managementKomo-trapLow costSheet of strawStreet treeUrban greening

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PMID32547870
PMCPMC7274166

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