Sex Attraction of the Carpenterworm Moth
- 30 November 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 59 (6) , 1534-1535
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/59.6.1534
Abstract
The sex attraction of adult carpenterworms, Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck), was investigated by catching males with a trap cage baited with a single virgin female moth. During their 1st 3 days of life, females attracted about 2/3 of all males caught. Attraction began at midday and ceased with nightfall. Trapped males were marked and released at 1/4- to 1-mile distances from the female. Recovery rates for these distances ranged from 25 to 7%. [The use of females to lure males into traps is discussed as a possible control measure.].This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: