Open AccessAN EGG TRAP TO MONITOR OVIPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE POTATO MOTH PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA (ZELLER) (LEPIDOPTERA: GELECHIIDAE)
Author(s) -
Valencia Luis
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1981.tb01022.x
Subject(s) - phthorimaea operculella , gelechiidae , lepidoptera genitalia , biology , pheromone trap , trap (plumbing) , larva , horticulture , botany , environmental engineering , engineering
The construction of an egg trap to monitor ovipositional activity of the potato moth in the field is described, and the data obtained with it are compared with data obtained from pheromone traps and with foliar larval assessments.