Moths in the genus Helicoverpa are some of the most important agricultural pests in the world. Two species, H. armigera (Hübner) and H. zea (Boddie), cause the majority of damage to crops and millions of dollars are spent annually on control of these pests. The recent introduction of H. armigera into the New World has prompted extensive survey efforts for this species in the United States. Surv...

In 1991, Isomate C (Pacific Biocontrol Corp., Ridgefield, WA.) became the first commercial product registered by the United States EPA for control of codling moth. Currently, there are 5 products available including Isomate C+, CheckMate CM (Consep, Inc., Bend, OR), NoMate CM (Scentry, Inc., Billings, MT) and Disrupt CM (Hercon, Inc., Emigsville, PA). In Washington State in 1991, codling moth m...

J. Econ. Enlomol. 72: 599-601 (1979) Time of tuber infestation by Phthorimaea operculeLla (Zeller) was markedly affected by the type of irrigation system employed. Tuber infestation under furrow irrigation was above 25% for 4 wk prior to vine senescence while sprinkler irrigated potatoes sustained less than 5% damage during this period. After irrigation was terminated, infestation increased rap...

The pheromonitoring of pest insects population was carried out in the granary conditions. results let us detect insect’s location at lowest abundance, while visual inspections are not effective, and to determine data effective granary, proportions traps pheromone preparative dose. aggregation synthetic analogue Sitophilus weevils had been out, according general procedure for preparation aldol p...

The southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is attracted to an aggregation pheromone that includes the multifunctional pheromone component endo-brevicomin. The effect of endo-brevicomin on attractive lures varies from strong enhancement to reduction of beetle attraction depending upon release rate, lure component spacing, and proximity of b...

The mean height and standard deviation (SD) of flight is estimated for over 100 insect species from their catches on several trap heights reported in the literature. The iterative equations for calculating mean height and SD are presented. The mean flight height for 95% of the studies varied from 0.17 to 5.40 m, and the SD from 0.12 to 3.83 m. The relationship between SD and mean flight height...

the carob moth, ectomyelois ceratoniae (zeller), (lep.: pyralidae), is an importantly injourious pest on a wide range of plants throughout the world and as well a major pest of pomegranate orchards in iran. insight into the sexual behavior of an insect is indispensable for optimizing the application of pheromone in pest control strategies and while information on reproductive behavior being the...