[Aim]  To compare the effectiveness of different colored (yellow, blue, white) pan traps for trapping the adult jujube gall midges (Dasineura jujubifolia) and their by-catch of the natural enemies of plant pests, thereby optimizing the available methods for the monitoring and physical control of this pest. [Methods]  In 2022 and 2025, yellow, blue and white pan traps were deployed in jujube orchards in Aksu, Xinjiang to monitor the population dynamics of adult midges and their natural enemies, after which the performance of the different colored traps were compared. The ratio of midges to their natural enemies was calculated to assess the potential ecological impact of yellow, blue and white traps on beneficial species. [Results]  Distinct seasonal dynamics were observed over the two years of the study. Overwintering adults peaked in early May and the first generation peaked in mid-to-late May. Yellow traps captured significantly more adult midges than the other colored traps (P < 0.001). In 2022, the average peak capture of overwintering adults in yellow traps [ (130.00 ± 67.66) ind./trap ]was approximately nine times higher than that in blue [(14.67 ± 8.72) ind./trap], or white [(11.67 ± 3.47) ind./trap], traps. The maximum number of the first generation captured in yellow traps [(139.67 ± 34.00) ind./ trap] was approximately 7 times higher than was captured in blue [(24.33 ± 1.91) ind./ trap], or white[ (3.56 ± 0.65) ind./ trap], traps. In 2025, the peak number of overwintering individuals captured in yellow traps [(81.40 ± 25.55 )ind./ trap)] was approximately four times that captured in blue[ (14.00 ± 6.94) ind./ trap], or white [(28.20 ± 8.45 )ind./ trap], traps. Peak abundance of the first generation captured in yellow traps [(35.91 ± 7.80) ind./ trap] was about 8 times that captured in blue[ (8.33 ± 1.91) ind./ trap], or white[ (15.33 ± 6.28) ind./ trap], traps. There was no significant difference in the number of predatory natural enemies (lacewings, ladybugs) captured by the different colored traps (lacewings: P = 0.305; ladybugs: P = 0.580), however, yellow traps captured significantly more parasitic wasps than the blue or white traps (P < 0.001). Yellow pan traps had significantly lower selectivity ratios for lacewings (P < 0.001), and ladybugs (P = 0.002) compared to the other two colors. There were no significant differences in selectivity ratios for parasitic wasps among the three trap colors (P = 0.112). [Conclusion]  Yellow pan traps capture significantly more adult jujube gall midges than blue, or white, traps, and also capture fewer of their natural enemies.