Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella L.) Pheromone Trap

Abstract

In the period December 1984 to March 1985 a study was made of pheromone traps for the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) The study investigated the form of traps. The study was undetaken in an area of smallholder vegetable production in Nonthaburi province.
The most appropriate trap was a plastic cylinder 16 cm in diameter and 9 cm high; the most suitable placement height was 30 cm above ground level. The adhesive rimifoot proved to be more effective than terpentine. The most suitable synthetic pheromone mixture was (Z)-11 hexadecenal, (Z)-11-hexadecenyland (Z)-11-hexadecenol