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SEASONAL VARIATION OF MALE DIAMONDBACK MOTH CATCH IN PHEROMONE TRAP

Volume : 82
Issue: Sep-oct
Pages: 503 - 505
Published: July 07, 2023
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Abstract


Male diamondback moth catch in sex pheromone trap was noticed throughout the year in the Nilgiris. Trap catches were higher from April to July in 1990-91 and February to April during 1991-92. Weather elements cumulatively contributed of 16.34 per cent of variation in trap catch. Minimum temperature, relative humidity and total rainfall had negative influence on the trap catch. Positive correlation existed between field pupal population and pheromone catch.

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503 - 505
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

Keywords


Diamondback Moth Pheromone Trap Catch Weather Elements.
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