Toward pest control via mass production of realistic decoys of insects

Drew P. Pulsifer; Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Jayant Kumar; Thomas C. Baker; Raúl J. Martín-Palma

doi:10.1117/12.915924

4 April 2012 Toward pest control via mass production of realistic decoys of insects

Drew P. Pulsifer, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Jayant Kumar, Thomas C. Baker, Raúl J. Martín-Palma

Proceedings Volume 8339, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2012; 83390H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915924
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, is an invasive species of beetles threatening the ash trees of North America. The species exhibits a mating behavior in which a flying male will first spot a stationary female at rest and then execute a pouncing maneuver to dive sharply onto her. The pouncing behavior appears to be cued by some visual signal from the top surface of the female's body. We have adopted bioreplication techniques to fabricate artificial visual decoys that could be used to detect, monitor, and slow the spread of EAB populations across North America. Using a negative die made of nickel and a positive die made of a hard polymer, we have stamped a polymer sheet to produce these decoys. Our bioreplication procedure is industrially scalable.

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Drew P. Pulsifer, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Jayant Kumar, Thomas C. Baker, and Raúl J. Martín-Palma "Toward pest control via mass production of realistic decoys of insects", Proc. SPIE 8339, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2012, 83390H (4 April 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915924

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