Efficacy of the pear ester as a monitoring tool for codling moth <i>Cydia pomonella</i> (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in New Zealand apple orchards

Abstract

Kairomone baited traps showed some potential for monitoring the flight activity of female C. pomonella in apple orchards in two locations (Canterbury and Hawke's Bay). However, the number of male moths caught was low as compared to the number of male moths caught in pheromone-baited traps, and therefore the sex pheromone should continue to be used for monitoring male activity.