STP^® AS AN ADHESIVE ON TRAPS USED TO MONITOR FOR ALATE GREEN PEACH APHIDS, MYZUS PERSICAE (SULZER) (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE)

Abstract

A cardboard trap, painted yellow and coated with STP® oil treatment, was more efficient in trapping Myzus persicae (Sulzer) than water traps using Stickem®. STP-coated traps were more selective than Stickem-coated traps for small insects and caught more aphids per unit area than did water traps. Aphids were identified in situ on STP traps more quickly than from water traps or traps coated with Stickem.