title: Comparison of sticky wing and cone pheromone traps for monitoring seasonal abundance of black cutworm adults and larvae on golf courses.
abstract: Black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), flight activity was monitored on three golf courses in Wisconsin by using two types of pheromone traps: the Texas cone trap and sticky wing trap. The Texas cone trap caught significantly more black cutworm males compared with the sticky wing trap, capturing almost 12-fold more males. Black cutworm males were most abundant during mid-July in 2001 and 2002, between 700 and 800 cumulative degree-days. Flight activity also was detected in early May and mid-August, but these peaks were not as pronounced as in mid-July. No definitive relationship between black cutworm flight activity and subsequent larval infestations on golf course putting greens occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006055:Golf; D007300:Insect Control; D007814:Larva; D007915:Lepidoptera; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones