Effect of pheromone trap density on mass trapping of male potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella (zeller) (lepidoptera: gelechiidae), and level of damage on potato tubers

• Published in: Chilean journal of agricultural research Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 281 - 285
• Main Authors: Larraín, Patricia Patricia, Guillon, Michel M, Kalazich, Julio J, Grana, Fernando F, Vasquez, Claudia C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Chile Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA 01.06.2009
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY; AGRONOMY; capturas masivas; feromonas; mass trapping; papa; pheromone; Phthorimaea operculella; plagas; polilla de la papa; potato tuber moth; Phthorimaea operculella; papa; potato tuber moth; capturas masivas; plagas; pheromone; polilla de la papa; feromonas; mass trapping

Potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is one of the pests that cause the most damage to potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum L.) in both field crops and storage, especially in regions where summers are hot and dry. Larvae develop in the foliage and tubers of potatoes and cause direct lo...