Environmental Entomology (1987) 16, 154-158

D.C. Thompson, J.L. Capinera and S.D. Pilcher (1987)
Comparison of an aerial water-pan pheromone trap with traditional trapping techniques for the European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Environmental Entomology 16 (1), 154-158
Abstract: An aerial water-pan pheromone trap (AWPT) was compared with 15-W blacklight (BLT) and Pherocon 1-C sticky traps (ST), for trapping the European corn borer (ECB), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner). At low ECB population densities, the catches in AWPT and BLT were not significantly different, whereas at higher ECB densities, catches in BLT were greater. The AWPT caught significantly more ECB, at all densities, than did the ST. Night observations revealed the AWPT to be 400% more efficient at trapping ECB than the ST. Competition by virgin females, and the sedentary tendency of males, could explain why catches were similar at low densities and dissimilar at higher densities.
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Database assignments for author(s): John L. Capinera

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ostrinia nubilalis	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	U.S.A. (SW)