Influence of Pheromone Trap Color and Placement on Catch of Male Potato Tuber Moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)

Potato Tuber Moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is one of the damaging pests of potatoes in both field crops and storage worldwide. Larvae develop in the foliage and tubers of potatoes and cause direct losses of product. Mass trapping application of synthetic ph...

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Main Author: Seyed Mehdi Hashemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Scientists in Bulgaria 2015-06-01
Series:Ecologia Balkanica
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Online Access:http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2015_vol7_iss1/045_050_eb.15110.pdf