The potential use of pheromone and bait traps for monitoring adult populations of the European sunflower moth, [Homoeosoma nebulellum (Den. & Schiff.) (Lep: Pyralidae)]
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the efficiency of various attractants against The European sunflower moth Homoeosoma nebulellum (Den. & Schiff.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and the effect of attractants on the infestation rate in confectionary sunflower fields in the Kalecik district of Ankara between 2012 and 2013. In this study, traps baited with grape molasses, protein hydrolisate baits and sex pheromone-water combination were used as attractive devices. The larvae on the sunflower heads were counted in order to determine the infestation rate before the harvesting period. The percentage of infested heads of sunflowers by larvae were estimated as 10%, 11% and 12%, respectively, for the grape molasses, protein hydrolisate baits and pheromone traps in 2012, while infestation rates were 9%, 7% and 7%, in the same order, in 2013. There were no statistical differences between the percentage damage in different baits. The average number of larvae on the sunflower head was 3.60, 4.73 and 3.91 in 2012 and 3.55, 3.28 and 2.71 respectively in 2013 Based on our results, grape molasses and protein hydrolisate traps were not attractive to sunflower moth adults. On the other hand, pheromone-water traps were found to be more effective than the other traps but they did not decrease the infestation rate when used at a density of 1 trap/plot.
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References
- Birişik N., Altındişli Ö., Kılıç T., Özsemerci F., Turanlı T., Kaplan C., Tolga F., Kovancı O.B., Pehlevan B., Turanlı D., Işık F. ve Yılmaz E. 2013. Teoriden Pratiğe Biyoteknik Mücadele. Gıda ve Kontrol Genel Müdürlüğü. 189 s.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 31, 2016
Submission Date
March 16, 2017
Acceptance Date
March 14, 2016
Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 56 Number: 1
