EVALUATION OF PHEROMONE TRAPS FOR THE COTTON LEAFWORM SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS (BOISD.)

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

Abstract

Pheromone dispenser reduced significantly catches of male moths of spodoptera littoralis by 95% during the period from June to September than in the untreateed fields. Egg-masses were less frequent in the treated fields than in the untreated ones. The highest reduction in egg-masses occurred at the center of treated fields, and gradually decreased towards the periphery of the ex­perimental area.