Effect of optical radiation on greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella L.) – pest of bee coloniesстатья
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Местоположение издательства:[Bristol, UK], England
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Аннотация:One of the main pests of bee colonies is bee moth. Annually in the USA, the bee wax moth causes damage in a total amount of 4-4.5 million dollars. In turn, bee moth larvae at the early stage of development have in their chemical composition a lot of substances that are necessary for the preparation of drugs of the widest range of action.
The article proposes to catch the bee moth in the hives by affecting it with a specially selected experimentally spectrum.
The development of energy-efficient led light traps for bee moth with the use of programmable logic microcontrollers to control the spectrum and the intensity of the effusion has not been studied enough and is arelevant objective.
The aim of the work is to develop technical means on the basis of energy-saving light electrotechnologies to protect bee colonies from bee moth by catching it without harming it to preserve its useful properties, allowing to preserve the yield of honey and use bee moth caterpillars for the manufacture of medicines and biologically active additives.
Materials and methods. A pilot plant with four tanks with LEDs with a different emission spectrum has been developed. Experiments were carried out on adult individuals of greater waxmoth adults.
Results. The experiments conducted on the effect of the different spectrum and radiation intensity on the distribution of adult individuals in four cylindrical tanks showed that about 50% of butterflies moved to the tank with the radiator, whose wavelength was the shortest and was 400 - 435 nm.
Discussion. Studies have shown that it is possible to adjust the direction of movement of butterflies and thus in the hive can create special places to catch them without causing them harm. In the future, to regulate spectrum and radiation intensity of LEDs, it is advisable to use an inexpensive programmable logic microcontrollers, for example, ATmega with the Arduino UNO Board.
Conclusion. The technical solution for the protection of bee colonies from a greater wax moth with application of energy-saving light electrotechnologies is offered. It was found that LEDs with radiation in the range of 400...435 nm can be used as an insect attractant - bait. Trapping of insect pests helps to preserve the yield of honey in the hives by 15...30%. For automatic control of the spectrum and intensity of radiation of LEDs, it is necessary to use inexpensive programmable logic microcontrollers.
The economic costs of manufacturing light emitters amount to 10 ... 15% of the cost of stored honey, which is economical.