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ArticleScientific reports2021

Haze of glue determines preference of western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) for yellow or blue traps.

Robert W H M van Tol, Jolanda Tom, Monika Roher, Anne Schreurs, Coby van Dooremalen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Colour vision in thrips (Thysanoptera).Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Robert W H M van TolWageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 69, 6700 AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands. rob.vantol@wur.nl.
Jolanda TomWageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 69, 6700 AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Monika RoherFaculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
Anne SchreursHAS University of Applied Sciences, Onderwijsboulevard 221, 5223 DE, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
Coby van DooremalenWageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 69, 6700 AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Wageningen University & Research · NLHAS green academy · NLUniversity of Zagreb · HR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a wind tunnel we compared the colour preference for western flower thrips to four types of colour plates (clear, white, blue and yellow) applied with two types of glue (diffuse Stikem versus clear D41). Further the results for blue and yellow preference were validated in two greenhouses. In the wind tunnel, we found a clear preference of yellow over blue when a clear glue (D41) was used. However, with a more diffuse (whitish) glue (Stikem) the preference for yellow over blue disappeared, whereby the attraction to yellow decreased (58%) while the attraction to blue increased (65%). In the greenhouses, we found similar effects as in the wind tunnel with a decrease in attraction to yellow (35%) and increase in attraction to blue (32%) for Stikem compared to D41. Light measurements showed an increase of 18% of blue, 21% of violet light, 8% of yellow and 9% of green light reflected on the yellow Stikem trap versus the yellow D41 trap. On blue plates there was only 4% increase of blue light, 8% decrease of yellow light reflected when Stikem glue was used compared to D41 glue. It is not yet clear if the change of light reflection ratio blue/yellow caused by the glue type plays a role in the change of attraction. The reflective properties of glue are so far an unknown factor in colour choice and may explain partially the different results on colour preference. A small review on thrips colour preference is discussed to determine possible other factors of influence on colour choice.

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PMID33753841
PMCPMC7985194
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