Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz (1996) 69, 119-121

P. Trematerra and F. Fontana (1996)
Monitoring of Webbing Clothes Moth, Tineola bisselliella (Hummel), by sex pheromone
Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 69 (5), 119-121
Abstract: Preliminary results of the using of the sex pheromone in the monitoring of Webbing Clothes Moth, Tineola bisselliella (Hummel), in a warehouse of a wool mattress manufacture and in some wool manufactures, are reported.
The results of the experimentation suggest that traps (NoSurvivor trap and Uni-trap) baited by the synthetic pheromone allow to monitor the presence of adults and to check the effectiveness of insecticide treatments.
The male of T. bisselliella are meaningfully reactive in case of favourable temperatures also during winter period. The traps work at the best in presence of warm and stagnant air at a low degree of light, while they scarcely work or doesn't work at all in the opposite conditions. Satisfactory results have been obtained for temperatures ranging between 23 °C and 27 °C (which are favourable for the adult flying activity) placing the traps 2.5 up to 3 meters above the ground always keeping attention to be in the close proximity of the goods to protect and near the walls frequented by the adults. Low levels of light and air ventilation increase the trap performances.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pasquale Trematerra

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Tineola bisselliella