Light trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato

The effectiveness of mass trapping the moths of Tuta absoluta was evaluated using light traps in tomato polyhouse at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru during March - June, 2018. Various colours of light sources were evaluated for their efficacy in attracting the moths. Of di...

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Autores principales: V Sridhar, G Senthil Kumaran
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Publicado: Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2018
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:25093a20fe0a470c9da8f86f8be51ec92021-12-02T04:02:02ZLight trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato0973-354X2582-4899https://doaj.org/article/25093a20fe0a470c9da8f86f8be51ec92018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/59https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899The effectiveness of mass trapping the moths of Tuta absoluta was evaluated using light traps in tomato polyhouse at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru during March - June, 2018. Various colours of light sources were evaluated for their efficacy in attracting the moths. Of different coloured light sources evaluated, yellow and white (bluish) were found relatively effective for attraction of the moths. The efficacy of mass trapping was further evaluated and incandescent yellow bulb of 60 W was found most efficient in attracting both sexes of Tuta moths. Thus light traps can be an effective tool for IPM of this pest on tomato, under polyhouse conditions.V SridharG Senthil KumaranSociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Researcharticletuta absoluta, light trap, mass trappingPlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 126-128 (2018)
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topic tuta absoluta, light trap, mass trapping
Plant culture
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Plant culture
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V Sridhar
G Senthil Kumaran
Light trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato
description The effectiveness of mass trapping the moths of Tuta absoluta was evaluated using light traps in tomato polyhouse at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru during March - June, 2018. Various colours of light sources were evaluated for their efficacy in attracting the moths. Of different coloured light sources evaluated, yellow and white (bluish) were found relatively effective for attraction of the moths. The efficacy of mass trapping was further evaluated and incandescent yellow bulb of 60 W was found most efficient in attracting both sexes of Tuta moths. Thus light traps can be an effective tool for IPM of this pest on tomato, under polyhouse conditions.
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G Senthil Kumaran
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title Light trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato
title_short Light trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato
title_full Light trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato
title_fullStr Light trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato
title_full_unstemmed Light trap, an effective component of integrated management of Tuta absoluta(Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on Tomato
title_sort light trap, an effective component of integrated management of tuta absoluta(lepidoptera : gelechiidae) on tomato
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