Purpose: Mohini Pheromone Lure for trapping of male adult moths of Pectinophora gossypiella (commonly known as Pink Bollworm).

Target Crops: Cotton

Impact: The pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) is one of the most important destructive pests of cotton and is distributed throughout the world’s cotton-growing areas causing maximum seed cotton loss in quantity and quality. The pest incidence can be noticed from early flowering stage. The larvae are found to infest flowers, feeding on the anthers, pollens by living in a sort of web. Such flowers are characteristically twisted in the form of rosette. Later, larvae bore into the bolls, burrow through the lint penetrating deep into the immature seeds. Farmers remain totally ignorant about the damage caused by pink bollworm till the boll opening and hence could not exercise any target specific control measures against the pest since it is an internal borer. Therefore, mass trapping of adult male moths in the early stage of infestation would be an effective strategy for pink bollworm management.

Instruction to Use: It is recommended to be used with Funnel Trap or Delta Trap with sticky liner. The Trap should be affixed to a long stick and placed 1-2 ft above the crop canopy level. Thus, the height should be adjusted as per the stage of crop growth.

Time of Use: For monitoring 5-6 Lure per Acre. For mass trapping around 12 Lures per Acre are recommended. It is advisable to place the trap and lures coinciding with the time of initial attack of pest. Lure gets activated in 2 days and is effective for 45-60 days. For effective results, replace the Lure after 45 days.