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Area of Science:

  • Agricultural Science
  • Entomology
  • Plant Science

Background:

  • Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) crop rotation is linked to reduced wireworm (Agriotes sputator) populations.
  • Phytochemicals in buckwheat roots are hypothesized to deter, act as anti-feedants, or be toxic to wireworms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the attractiveness of buckwheat to wireworm larvae.
  • To determine the effects of buckwheat consumption on wireworm mass and mortality.

Main Methods:

  • Choice assays evaluated wireworm attraction to germinating, branching, and flowering buckwheat, wheat, and barley.
  • No-choice feeding assays assessed wireworm mass change and mortality over 21 days when fed buckwheat or barley.

Main Results:

  • Wireworms were not deterred by buckwheat; germinating stages of all crops were most attractive.
  • No significant differences in wireworm mass or mortality were observed between buckwheat and barley diets.
  • Wireworm feeding significantly reduced barley growth but not buckwheat growth.

Conclusions:

  • Buckwheat does not appear to deter wireworms, with germinating stages being highly attractive.
  • Findings suggest buckwheat may possess anti-feedant properties, warranting further investigation through longer feeding assays and field trials.