Landscape Integrated Pest Management

An Annotated Checklist of Clearwing Borer Pests of Ornamental Plants Trapped Using Commercially Available Pheromone Lures

“…Practitioners must be familiar with a broad range of species, and they may expect traps to capture many non-target species, and to fail to capture target species reliably. In spite of these potential stumbling blocks, however, this technology is currently being used successfully to manage pest populations in landscapes (1,8). The results presented here are meant to alert arborists to possible pitfalls associated with the use of these traps in landscape situations.…”

“…Pheromones are commercially available for a broad array of insect pests of landscape plants and are recommended for use in monitoring pest activity (1,6,7,8). While application of this technology appears straightforward, the proper use of traps, and correct interpretation of trap catches, are critical to determine the accurate timing and need for control measures.…”