Trapping system for longhorn beetles at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory from 2000 to 2003

This was a pheromone trapping experiment for bark and wood boring beetles. The study attempts to develop an efficient trapping system for the detection and monitoring of exotic bark and wood boring beetles, particularly longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). It was conducted from 12 May 2003 to 30 July 2003 in mature white pine stand with lots of tree mortality to southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis. There were four replicates of eight treatments set in RBD with four replicates at each of two sites. Treatments involved funnel traps baited with combinations of three common bark beetle pheromones: lanierone, ipsenol and ipsdienol. The objective is to use areas in the south with substantial populations of native beetles to develop a generic trap for large wood borers before attempting trials in areas such as China and Russia. Several types of intercept traps will be tested with various host compounds such as ethanol and alpha-pinene.