To evaluate potential attractive activity of high power light emitting diodes (HPLEDs) against Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), the specific wavelengths, illuminance intensities (20, 40, 60, 80, 100 lux), and light exposure times were investigated at 5 minute intervals. The evaluated specific wavelengths were blue (450±10 nm), green (520±5 nm), yellow (590±5 nm), red (660±10 nm), and white (450-630 nm). Based on the highest attraction rate, the HPLEDs treated to 60 lux intensity against P. xylostella were significantly more attractive than other illuminance intensities when light exposure time was 10 min. Attraction rate under optimal conditions showed that the green HPLED had the highest attraction rate (98.3%), followed by red HPLED (89.3%), blue HPLED (86.7%), yellow HPLED (76.7%), and white HPLED (70.0%), respectively. These results indicated that phototatic effect of the green HPLED against P. xylostella showed the greatest attraction at 60 lux intensity and 10 min light exposure time. Further research needs to be performed to evaluate the phototatic behavioral responses to single and multiple HPLED sources in the field.

The object of this study is to observe the attraction of specific wavelengths against Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). The attractive effects was examined by the high power light-emitting diodes (HPLEDs) in the dark room at 27±0.5°C and 60±0.5% relative humidity. Evaluated specific wavelengths were blue (470±10 nm), green (520±5 nm), yellow (590±5 nm) and red (625±10 nm) HPLEDs. When a light exposure time was fixed at 60 min and tested with various illuminance intensity at 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 lux, the attraction rate of the green HPLED at 80 lux was the most effective (94.4%) to B. tabaci, followed by yellow HPLED of 20 lux (78.9%), blue HPLED of 60 lux (71.1%), and red HPLED of 20 lux (60.0%), respectively. According to the change of light exposure time (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 min), green HPLED showed the potential attractive effects under the 40 min and 50 min. These results suggest that it is possible to develop a green HPLED trap for attracting, monitoring, and lighting system against B. tabaci.

Sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is one of the most common and critical green house pests in the world. The object of this study was to evaluate the attraction effect of various colored high power light emitting diodes (HPLEDs) against B. tabaci. These insects with diverse HPLEDs were examined by LED equipped chamber in the dark room at 27±0.5℃ and 60±5% relative humidity. Evaluated light-sources were blue (470±10 nm), green (520±5 nm), yellow (590±5 nm) and red (625±10 nm) HPLEDs, and tested with various illuminance intensity at 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 lux. Base on the attraction rates, the green (94.4%) HPLED was the most effective against B. tabaci, followed by yellow (78.9%), blue (71.1%) and red (60%) HPLEDs. Furthermore, these data show that both the 80 lux intensity and 40 min light-exposure time using the green HPLED was the most suitable for attraction of B. tabaci. Putting all results, our data will provide the useful information for eco-friendly pest control against B. tabaci.

To response evaluation of high power light emitting diodes (HPLEDs) as potential attractants to the Spodoptera exigua adults, we investigated the attractiveness of specific wavelength, illuminance intensity and light-exposure time, and compared them to the fluorescent. The all light treatments with the 40 lux intensity attracted the significantly highest number of S. exigua. The optimal light-exposure time exhibited the highest attraction rate at the 60 min. When the attraction and repellent rate in the optimal conditions to the S. exigua was surveyed, the white HPLED exhibited the highest attraction rate (91.1%), whereas the red HPLED exhibited the most repellent rate (33.3%). When evatuated of illuminance efficiency with fluorescent as control, white and red HPLED were found to be 9.14 and 10.34 times more efficient than fluorescent. These data clearly show that both the 40 lux intensity and the 60 min light-exposure time by using the white HPLED was the most suitable for attraction of the S. exigua.