Abstract
This study was conducted to capture Tropinota hirta (Poda) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) adults, which cause economic damage on flowers of cherry trees, using mixtures of different floral attractants in 2013 and 2014 in Isparta province, Turkey. In field trials, the commercial trap, namely VARb3k, was also included to compare the efficacy of this trap with other traps used in this study. The mixtures of floral attractants were tested Trans-Cinnamyl alcohol+Anethol (CA), TransCinnamyl alcohol+Anethol+Geraniol (CAG), Trans-Cinnamyl alcohol+Anethol+ Eugenol (CAE), Trans-Cinnamyl alcohol +Anethol+4-Methoxyphenethyl alcohol (CAM). The study was carried out on cherry orchards as ten replications. Based on the results of this study, the highest number of insects (260) was captured by plastic cone-type traps containing CA and CAG attractants in 2013, while the lowest number of insects (24) was captured in commercial cone-type traps loaded with CA attractant. In contrast, the highest number of insects (1126) was caught in plastic cone traps with CAM attractant at 1.5 m height above the ground in 2014
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