Acoustic Radiation for Suppressing Mating Behavior of Whiteflies Using Acoustic Signals

Abstract

Whiteflies are major pests damaging a wide variety of crops. Whiteflies use sound for communication in their courtship process, and their acoustic communication plays an important role in their mating process. From these features, the use of acoustic radiation may disturb their mating behavior. Hence, in this paper, we examined the influence of acoustic radiation on the mating behavior of whiteflies by emitting the acoustic signal of whiteflies artificially. The obtained results suggest that the mating behaviors of whitefly can be suppressed when rms sound pressure of 28 mPa / rms vibration amplitude of 83 nm.