Claim · model-written summary
Diamondback moth numbers were significantly higher on trap cropped Scorpio on key dates.
Verbatim
e0“For the 2 most economically important lepidopteran pests in the trials, diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), and imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (L.), significantly higher numbers were found on trap-cropped Scorpio than on monoculture Scorpio for certain key sampling dates.”
Title
Impact of Cruciferous Trap Crops on Lepidopteran Pests of Cabbage in Hawaii
Gregory C. Luther; Hector R. Valenzuela; Joseph Defrank Environmental Entomology 1996. doi:10.1093/ee/25.1.39
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Intervention effect Imported cabbageworm numbers were significantly higher on trap cropped Scorpio on key dates.
- Observation Plutella xylostella numbers were higher on trap crops than trap cropped Scorpio on key dates.
- Observation Indian mustard and Tastie cabbage attracted pests, with contamination of adjacent Scorpio.
- Intervention effect Yield did not significantly differ between monoculture and trap cropped Scorpio.
- Recommendation Indian mustard and Tastie cabbage had potential as trap crops for three additional pests.