COMPARISON BETWEEN LIGHT AND PHEROMONE TRAPS ON ATTRACTIVENESS OF SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS (BOISD.) MOTHS IN SHARKYIA GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt

2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

10.21608/ejar.1994.452615

Abstract

The present study was carried out in order to evaluate the effi­ciency of light and pheromone traps as a method for determining insect population or as a control measure for male moths. Results revealed that pheromone traps are more effective and / or attractive than light traps at a rate ranging from 1:2 to 1:19 times.