Environmental Entomology (1972) 1, 679-682

E.R. Mitchell, J.C. Webb, A.H. Baumhover, R.G. Endris, R.W. Hines and S. Masuda (1972)
Activity of tobacco hornworm moths as determined by electrocutor grid traps baited with a blacklight lamp and virgin females
Environmental Entomology 1 (6), 679-682
Abstract: Hourly sampling catches of Manduca sexta (L.) in electrocutor grid traps baited with a blacklight lamp, virgin females, or both attractants, indicated that these moths are active all night in the Gainesville, Florida, area. Traps baited with females captured only males; traps baited with blacklight and blacklight + females caught both sexes. Many more males than females were captured at all hours of the night. Peak catches of males occurred between 2 and 4 AM EDT in each of the 3 treatments. Most females were captured between sunset and midnight.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Manduca sexta		U.S.A. (SE)