Developing an insecticide based attract and kill tactic for the Japanese beetle

Field videography and laboratory insecticide trials were used to explore the feasibility of adaptaing a fabric based attract and kill device for the Japanese beetle. Field video recordings were used to evaluate the proportion of attracted beetles that made contact with the device and the duration of contacts. Laboratory forced contact bioassays were used to determine the amount of time needed for beetles to receive a lethal dose. Attract and kill tactics may provide a novel way of managing beetles when applied to broad areas or areas in the early stages of invasion.