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Title: Impact of pheromone trap color on capture of pests and non-target insects in eastern U.S. apple orchards

Author
item Myers, Clayton
item KRAWCZYK, GREG - PENN STATE UNIV, PA
item AGNELLO, ARTHUR - CORNELL UNIV, NY

Submitted to: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/17/2007
Publication Date: 12/10/2007
Citation: Myers, C.T., Krawczyk, G., Agnello, A. 2007. Impact of pheromone trap color on capture of pests and non-target insects in eastern U.S. apple orchards . Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Studies were designed to evaluate capture of obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) and oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck) as well as non-target muscoid flies and honeybees, Apis mellifera L. in delta-style traps of different colors (orange, red, yellow, green, blue, and white). Traps were deployed in commercial orchards in Wayne County, NY and Adams County, PA. While capture of oriental fruit moth and obliquebanded leafroller was not affected, capture of non-target insects varied significantly by trap color. Capture of honeybees and muscoid flies tended to be elevated in blue and white delta-style traps in New York orchards, and some site-specific variability in this response was observed. Given these differences in attractiveness to non-target species, and the efficiency of finding traps in tree canopies, we recommend using yellow, red, or orange delta traps for monitoring obliquebanded leafroller and oriental fruit moth in the eastern United States.