Evaluation of pheromone traps against brinjal fruit and shoot borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee

Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) is a serious menace for brinjal cultivation and cause losses up to 70%. The efficacy of different types of sex pheromone traps was evaluated for trapping of male moths in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Results showed that there was significant difference in trapping efficiency. Wota-T trap developed by Pest Control India (PCI) (Pvt.) Ltd., Mumbai, caught significantly higher number of male moths (21.49 mean male moths/3 nights/trap). Among the various trapping materials tried, water mixed with kerosene was found better. The per cent intensity of damage and bore holes on fruits was less in plots where pheromone traps were installed.