Diabrotica virgifera is one of the threats to maize crops worldwide. The damage caused by this pest is significant, impacting both the yield and quality of maize crops, causing substantial economic losses to farmers. Monitoring Diabrotica virgifera populations is essential in the management and control of this beetle. An effective and also non-invasive method of monitoring populations is the use of traps. More and more approaches in the specialized literature bring attention to the use of traps as an alternative to the use of pesticides, because biopesticides are considered expensive and inapplicable to all pests. This method is easy and can be applied by any farmer without the necessary qualification. That's why we set out to analyze the types of traps available on the market, their applicability and costs. It was found from those consulted that traps with pheromonal capacity are more expensive but much more effective than those whose attractive element is color or other characteristics. Also, the sex ratio was taken into account in our advisory study and it was found that both females and males are attracted to available traps. At the same time, we wanted to summarize available solutions for monitoring and determining the dynamics of adult populations and highlight the essential points from which any farmer can start the action of population evaluation of adults in their corn crops.

trap type, adults, Diabrotica, corn crops, market.

agronomy

Presentation: poster