Target and non-target moth species captured by pheromone traps for some fruit tortricid moths (Lepidoptera)

Abstract

Efficiency of the synthetic sexual pheromones for five tortricid species, viz. Grapholita funebrana Treitschke, 1835, G. janthinana (Duponchel, 1835), G. lobarzewskii (Nowicki, 1860), G. molesta (Busck, 1916), and Pandemis heparana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), was evaluated in two areas in the SE part of the Czech Republic. The lures for G. funebrana produced by the Pherobank showed a higher selectivity and efficiency than those by the Propher. On the contrary, pheromones for G. molesta by the Propher are more effective than those by the Pherobank. Besides the target species, 29 non-target tortricid species and 25 other Lepidoptera species were captured. The number of non-target tortricid species was comparable by the attractants for all species (15-17 spp.), except Pandemis heparana (only 7 spp.). The most abundant non-target Tortricidae were Cnephasia stephensiana (Doubleday, 1849), Hedya pruniana (Hübner, 1799), and Epiblema cirsiana (Zeller, 1843). Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, 1799) was recorded in outdoor conditions of the Czech Republic for the first time. Celypha rosaceana (Schläger, 1847) was found as new for Moravia. Oegoconia novimundi (Busck, 1915) (Autostichidae) was attracted by the lures for Grapholita funebrana and G. molesta in unusually high number of specimens.