Plant Protect. Sci., 2024, 60(3):267-277 | DOI: 10.17221/47/2024-PPS

Selectivity and efficiency: evaluation of synthetic Grapholita molesta sexual pheromonesOriginal Paper

Žaneta Pražanová ORCID..., Hana Šefrová ORCID...
Department of Crop Science, Breeding and Plant Medicine, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

The effectiveness of pheromone lures for Grapholita molesta (Busck 1916) from Propher (Czech Republic) and Pherobank (Netherlands), the attractiveness of green and transparent pheromone traps and the representation of non-target species were evaluated in three study areas of southern Moravia (Czech Republic) in 2019–2021 (24 traps per year). A total of 6 536 Grapholita molesta and 946 individuals of 17 non-target species were collected. Grapholita molesta was frequently captured in green delta traps with a Pherobank pheromone lure. Therefore, pheromone lures from different manufacturers have different efficacy and require the independent setting of harmfulness thresholds. An overview of non-target species recorded by other authors was compiled. Among the non-target species, morphologically similar species of Tortricidae dominated, causing considerable problems in the signalling of control measures of the target species.

Keywords: Lepidoptera; Tortricidae; pests; monitoring; pheromone traps; non-target species

Received: March 29, 2024; Revised: May 20, 2024; Accepted: May 21, 2024; Prepublished online: July 1, 2024; Published: July 9, 2024  Show citation

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Pražanová Ž, Šefrová H. Selectivity and efficiency: evaluation of synthetic Grapholita molesta sexual pheromones. Plant Protect. Sci. 2024;60(3):267-277. doi: 10.17221/47/2024-PPS.
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