Simpler Mass Production of Polymeric Visual Decoys for the Male Emerald Ash Borer （Agrilusplanipennis）  

作　　者：Tarun Gupta Stephen E. Swiontek Akhlesh Lakhtakia 

机构地区：[1]Department of lndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008, USA [2]Department of Engineering Seience & Mechanics, Penn,sylvania State University, Univelitv Park, Penn,wlvania 16802, USA

出　　处：《Journal of Bionic Engineering》2015年第2期263-269,共7页仿生工程学报（英文版）

摘　　要：Polymeric visual decoys of beetle of an invasive species called the Emerald Ash Borer （EAB）, Agrilus planipennis, are highly efficacious in luring and trapping EAB males. Although industrially scalable, the bioreplication process to t）tbricate these decoys involves several operational steps. In a simpler bioreplication process devised by us, a multi-cavity negative die of nickel is made from an array of several EAB females. This die is used to fabricate multiple decoys simultaneously by casting and ihermal curing of poly（dimethyl siloxane）. Finally, the decoys are sprayed by first a black paint and then a metallic green paint. The new bioreplication process has considerably fewer operational steps than its predecessor and can be adopted by industry.Polymeric visual decoys of beetle of an invasive species called the Emerald Ash Borer （EAB）, Agrilus planipennis, are highly efficacious in luring and trapping EAB males. Although industrially scalable, the bioreplication process to t）tbricate these decoys involves several operational steps. In a simpler bioreplication process devised by us, a multi-cavity negative die of nickel is made from an array of several EAB females. This die is used to fabricate multiple decoys simultaneously by casting and ihermal curing of poly（dimethyl siloxane）. Finally, the decoys are sprayed by first a black paint and then a metallic green paint. The new bioreplication process has considerably fewer operational steps than its predecessor and can be adopted by industry.

关 键 词：artificial visual decoy bioreplication Confomlal-Evaporated-Film-by-Rotation （CEFR） method electroforming Emerald Ash Borer negative die 

分 类 号：S763.303[农业科学—森林保护学] TE357.46[农业科学—林学]