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A LARGE-CAPACITY PHEROMONE TRAP FOR SPRUCE BUDWORM MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE)1,2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

David M. Kendall
Affiliation:
Orono, Maine 04469
Daniel T. Jennings
Affiliation:
Orono, Maine 04469
Mark W. Houseweart
Affiliation:
Orono, Maine 04469

Extract

Several types of pheromone-baited traps have been used for trapping males of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.). Most pheromone traps have sticky surfaces for capturing attracted moths; however, the sticky surface often becomes saturated with moths, moth scales, and debris, thus diminishing the traps' effectiveness. At high population densities, saturation may occur within a few hours after the traps are placed in the field. The Pherocon 1CP® trap found most effective by Sanders (1978) functionally saturates after about 50 spruce budworm moths are caught (Houseweart et al. 1981).

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1982

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