1 To improve the monitoring of the invasive European woodwasp, both sexes of Sirex noctiliowere studied in a walk-in wind tunnel. We evaluated three trap types: unbaited traps, traps baited with a three-component pheromone lure and traps baited with a commercial Sirex kairomone lure and ultraviolet light. 2 When no lure was present, the black intercept trap caught more females than the clear ja...

A pheromone-baited trap was developed to monitor the Indian meal moth in grocery stores and similar areas where visible traps are not desirable. The trap can be used under shelves and against walls. As a shelf mount, the trap is in close proximity to the food packages and may capture emerging insects before they mate. The trap can also be used as a hanging trap similar to the Pherocon II. When ...

Abstract A field experiment was conducted to assess the efficacy of pre-mixture pheromone formulation containing ethyl-4-methyl octanoate and 4-methyl-5-nonanol against rhinoceros beetle weevil stem borer. Four doses pheromone, i.e., 1 mL/2 ha, mL/3 mL/4 mL/8 were tested following a randomized block design with five replications. mock treatment using mL pure water used as comparison. The result...

The efficacy of mating disruption by using Isomate-M 100 pheromone dispensers and two formulations of microencapsulated sprayable pheromone for management of oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck), was compared with conventional insecticides in large plot studies in Henderson County, North Carolina, in 2000 and 2001. In addition, experiments were conducted in small and large plots to t...

The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a highly polyphagous pest that invaded Florida in 2002 and has recently been reported from several locations in Louisiana. Although identification of its sex pheromone in 2004 improved monitoring capabilities tremendously, the effectiveness and efficiency of different pheromone trap designs for capturin...

Diamond-shaped pheromone-baited traps are used widely in food storage and food processing facilities for monitoring of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), and here we evaluated to what extent trap captures were affected by 1) vertical placement of traps, 2) deployment of a horizontal landing platform to the diamond-shaped pheromone trap, and 3) placement of traps either freely exposed or along a si...

Mating disruption and mass trapping for control of lepidopteran pests use synthetic sex pheromone to prevent males from finding and mating with females. Here, we identify the behavioral mechanism underlying mating disruption and mass trapping of American plum borer, Euzophera semifuneralis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa Say, and lesser peachtree borer, ...

House flies (Musca domestica L.) are major disease spreading vectors in variety of both outdoor and indoor conditions, especially near livestock farms domestic waste disposal landfills. Presently no effective choices available for the control house as these flies’ have developed resistance to all synthetic pesticides. Pheromone traps play a vital role fly management conditions. The present stud...

Pheromone traps and fruit wrappers are used to control cocoa pod borer (CPB), but their effect on other insects is not well known. The study aimed determine the combination of pheromone trap wrapping damage trapped insects. research was conducted community plantations in Samigaluh, Kalibawang, Kokap District, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta. experimental arranged with a randomized block design,...

The performance of clear delta traps baited with 3.0 mg of pear ester, ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate, and 5.0 ml of acetic acid in separate lures was compared with orange delta traps baited with a single lure containing 3.0 mg of both pear ester and the sex pheromone, (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-ol (codlemone) for codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), in apple, Malus domestica (Borkhausen). Residual ...