Relationship between lunar phase and capture rate of cotton bollworm moths using poplar twig bundle traps in Tongzhou, Jiangsu Province.
Author of the article:SHENG Cheng-Fa1,WANG Chen-Zhu1,ZHANG Jian-Ming2,GAO Zeng-Xiang1,WANG Hong-Tuo1,XUAN Wei-Jian1
Author's Workplace:(1.Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China ; 2.Tongzhou Plant Protection Station, Tongzhou 226300, China).
Key Words:Helicoverpa armigera; lunar phase; peak catch; poplar twig bundles; moth mon itoring
Abstract:Regular and circular analyses indicate that lunar phase had a signific ant relationship with the relative numbers (%) of cotton bollworm moths caught b y poplar twig bundles in Tongzhou City, Jiangsu Province in 1973~2000. In a lun a r month, the highest