Florida Entomologist (1995) 78, 96-100

Peter J. Landolt (1995)
Attraction of female cabbage looper moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to males in the field
Florida Entomologist 78 (1), 96-100
Abstract: Live male cabbage looper moths, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner), used to bait traps in cotton fields, attracted conspecific males and females which were captured in the bucket traps. Females captured in traps baited with males included unmated individuals as well as mated ones, with up to 7 spermatophores in the bursa copulatrix. Cabbage looper moths arrived at cages of males in cotton primarily during the first three hours of the night, beginning at dusk.
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Database assignments for author(s): Peter J. Landolt

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Trichoplusia ni	Cotton (Gossypium)	U.S.A. (SW)