Purpose: Mohini Pheromone Lure for trapping of adult male moths of Spodoptera litura (commonly known as Tobacco Cutworm).
Target Crops: Some common host plants include tobacco, cotton, cabbage, chilly, onion, groundnut, soybean, chickpeas etc.
Impact: S. litura cause severe damage to their hosts by their vicious eating habits as larvae.The young larvae first feed gregariously and scrape the leaves. Older larvae spread out and may completely devour the leaves resulting in poor growth of plants. Flower buds and pods/fruits also attacked and show feeding holes. When the host plant in a particular area is depleted, big groups of larvae will migrate to find a new food source. Therefore, trapping of adult male moths in the early stage of infestation would be an effective strategy to tackle this menace.
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.
