New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science abstracts

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Use of suction-trap and Moericke traps for monitoring the migration of damson-hop aphid (Phorodon humuli) (Hemiptera, Aphididae)

N. Pérez

Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental
Universidad de León
Campus de Vegazana
24071 León, Spain

M. V. Seco
J. B. Valenciano*
A. Lorenzana

Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias
Universidad de León
Avenida de Portugal 41
24071 León, Spain
email: joseb.valenciano@unileon.es

Abstract Field catches of Phorodon humuli during 2 years (2000 and 2001) by means of Moericke and suction trap were compared in the province of León (north-west Spain). Positive correlations between the catches with Moericke traps and the catches with the suction trap were found. Positive correlations between the catches with the suction trap and the appearances of the first colonies on crops were also found. These results show that suction trap catches are useful for monitoring the start of spring flight of P. humuli and could serve as a guideline for application of treatments for control of this aphid.

Keywords Humulus lupulus;Moericke trap; prediction of aphid infestation

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 2007, Vol. 35: 455–461
0014–0671/07/3504–0455      © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2007
*Author for correspondence.H06085; Online publication date 12 December 2007
Received 13 September 2006; accepted 21 June 2007

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