Application of Pheromone trap against the melon fly (Miopardalis pardalina Big.) in Agriculture

Abstract

The intensive development of agricultural production currently requires an expansion of the use of chemicals to protect plants from insect pests, which in turn leads to environmental pollution and irreparable losses in biocenosis. The use of sex pheromones in integrated plant protection systems requires the development of a convenient pheromone trap. This article describes a method of controlling the melon fly using the pheromone component 4 (4-methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone, 1,4-benzyl dicarboxylate. A pheromone trap is a design with bait and a rubber capsule dispenser treated with a mixture of pheromone substances. The results of using pheromone traps to monitor the melon fly in open ground are presented.