Cabbage Looper, Trichoplusia Ni Pheromone Lure

Description

Cabbage loopers are one of the most destructive pests of crucifers. Its presence is virtually unpredictable and it may show up in one field and not in the adjacent field. These moths do not overwinter in Ontario, but migrate in from the south.

Pheromone traps can be used to monitor adult activity and to determine insecticide application timing. The pheromone traps consist of lure and trap. These are ordered separate.

Features:
Pest:
Adults are mottled greyish-brown moths that have a distinctive silvery, figure eight pattern on their forewings; as well as a slight tuft of hair behind the head, with a wingspan of about 3.8 cm.

Timing:
Cabbage looper moths arrive in Ontario in midsummer to early fall. Traps and lures should be used from midsummer until fall.