A pheromone-baited trap for monitoring the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae)

A pheromone-baited trap was developed to monitor the Indian meal moth in gr ocery stores and similar areas where visible traps are not desirable. The t rap can be used under shelves and against walls, As a shelf mount, the trap is in close proximity to the food packages and may capture emerging insect s before they mate. The trap can also be used as a hanging trap similar to the Pherocon IT. When used as a shelf or wall mount, it was as effective as the Pherocon II, but when used as a hanging trap significantly fewer insec ts were captured. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.