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A NEW TRAP FOR CONTROLLING THE ORIENTAL HORNET (Vespa orientalis L.) UNDER EGYPTIAN APIARIES CONDITIONS

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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This study aims of developing, fabricating and testing a new design of wooden cubic wire traps prototype to increase the captured numbers of wasp queens and workers and at the same time, permit honeybee's to fly out the trap. The developed traps were fabricated using natural local materials. The prototypes were; trap with one funnel (T1), with two funnels (T2), with three funnels (T3) and with three funnels with Mochtohor's feeder and baits (T4). All traps were tested with cone hole diameters 4.5, 5.5 and 6.5 mm with the selection of the suitable wire screen diameter and its re-positioning for facilitating the traps flying out of honeybees.  The results showed that, the trap (T4) is significantly proven to be the most attracting for wasp queens and workers under different cone hole diameters followed by (T3), (T2) and (T1). Moreover, there were significant differences in the captured hornets among the cone hole diameters (4.5, 5.5 and 6.5 mm) for all traps under different funnel numbers. The total cost of trap (T4) was 25 LE, representing about 16.6% lesser than the commercial trap prices that used in local market. Therefore, the new designed trap (T4) is considered an efficient solution for controlling red wasps that invade Egyptian apiaries.

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10.21608/jssae.2015.43942

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Red wasp, TRAP, apiaries, captured, cone, wire

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Shaaban

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Researcher of the Agric. Eng. Res. Institute, ARC, Dokki. Giza. Egypt.

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El-Ashkar

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Researcher of the Agric. Eng. Res. Institute, ARC, Dokki. Giza. Egypt.

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El-Ghobashy

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Researcher of the Agric. Eng. Res. Institute, ARC, Dokki. Giza. Egypt.

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Ghania

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Researcher of the Honeybee Res. Dept. plant protection Res. Inst., ARC, Dokki. Giza. Egypt.

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6

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12

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6848

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2015-12-01

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2015-12-10

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2015-12-01

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1,515

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1,526

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2090-3685

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2090-3766

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Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering

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22 Jan 2023