Through twilight to the light: a new sight of variability in codling moth behavioral reactions
Journal: Plant Protection News
Year: 2024

The codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) is the most dangerous pest of orchard crops in the world. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the attractiveness of low-power UV LEDs for the codling moth, including their interactions with the synthetic sex pheromone bait, under a highly variable level of natural illumination during the season at dusk in St. Petersburg as compared to the south of Russia. Traps of two designs (adhesive Delta and container funnel-shaped Unitrap) were placed in orchards locat