The factors affecting efficiency on the of traps supplied with virgin females of tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta ( Gelechiidae : Lepidoptera ) (Meyrick ) in the insect males attraction

Authors

  • Nassir A. Aljamali College of Agriculture / University of Karbala
  • Amani A. Alzarjawi College of Agriculture / University of Kerbala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59658/jkas.v2i2.491

Keywords:

Tuta absoluta, virgin females, pheromone traps

Abstract

This study was conducted at Zubaylah region 50 km south of karballa and aimed to determine the factors affecting on the efficiency of pheromone traps supplied with virgin females in attraction the tomato leaves miner males Tuta absoluta  , The results showed that the best cache  of the males of T.absoluta was in traps  supplied with 10 females/trap, reached 13 insect \ trap \ week while the best  height of the traps was 1.0m., and the best location was to set up the traps was in the entrance of  green house, but the females  must be replace in each five days.

Author Biography

Nassir A. Aljamali, College of Agriculture / University of Karbala

Assistant Professor

Published

06/01/2015

How to Cite

Aljamali, N. A., & Alzarjawi, A. A. (2015). The factors affecting efficiency on the of traps supplied with virgin females of tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta ( Gelechiidae : Lepidoptera ) (Meyrick ) in the insect males attraction. Journal of Kerbala for Agricultural Sciences, 2(2), 18–26. https://doi.org/10.59658/jkas.v2i2.491

Issue

Section

Previous publications