Catch of Tobacco Budworm1Moths Influenced by Color of Sex-Lure Traps2,3

Abstract

Three colors of fluorescent sex-lure traps, orange, green, and tangcrine, and a highly reflective white, significantly increased the catch of male Heliothis virescens (F.) moths compared with unpainted traps. Males were captured most frequently in traps painted fluorescent green. Monocolored traps (orange or green) were more efficient than multicolored (orange-white-green) traps when each type was compared with unpainted (white) traps.