The use of different types of traps to monitor and control the population of the South American tomato moth in closed soil conditions

V. Shyb; O. Vovkotrub

doi:10.36495/PHSS.2025.71.224-233

V. Shyb Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Uktraine, 33, Vasylkivska str., Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2020-3151
O. Vovkotrub Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Uktraine, 33, Vasylkivska str., Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2641-2170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36495/PHSS.2025.71.224-233

Keywords: Tuta absoluta Meyr., greenhouses, pheromones traps, water traps, light traps, tomatoes

Abstract

Goal. To compare different types of traps and pheromone dispenser carriers at various placement levels and determine the most effective for controlling the population of the South American tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta Meyr.) on tomato plants under protected cultivation conditions.

Methods. The study was conducted during 2023—2024 at FG «Danya,» Zaporizhzhia district, Zaporizhzhia region. A vegetative research method was used under controlled conditions in protected cultivation.

Results. Using a water light trap with pheromone, the average number of captured male imagos was 1,241.2. This is higher than when using water and light-water traps, where the average number of the pest was 684.6 and 944.2, respectively. The water pheromone trap also captured 1,090.8 individuals of the pest. On the light-water trap, an average of 944.2 male imagos of Tuta absoluta Meyr. were captured, which is higher than in a standard water trap.

Conclusions. Trap effectiveness depends on pheromone concentration, light, trap color, and placement relative to the plant. The results can be used in monitoring systems for controlling the population of the pest (Tuta absoluta Meyr.).

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