Lure and Toxicant System for the Cabbage Looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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A lure and toxicant system for killing cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), moths was developed based on moth attraction to and feeding at flowers. Unmated females were attracted to the floral compound phenylacetaldehyde formulated for release at 20-4,000 ng/h. Attracted moths were stimulated to feed at bait stations loaded with sugar solutions when placed near phenylacetaldehyde dispensers. All feeding moths were killed when 0.2% methomyl was added to the sucrose solutions. A combination phenylacetaldehyde sucrose-methomyl dispenser tested in a field cage resulted in 61% mortality of female moths and 44% of male moths released.

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