Presence of Four Species of Stored-Product Moths in Storage and Field Situations in North-Central Florida as Determined with Sex Pheromone-Baited Traps

Abstract

Sex pheromone baited traps captured Angoumois grain moths (AGM), Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier), Indianmeal moth (IMM), Plodia interpunctella (Hubner), almond moth (AM), Ephestia cautella (Walker), and Mediterranean flour moth (MFM), Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller), near storage facilities and in field environments. The AGM was particularly abundant around a wheat field, and numerous in a feedmill yard and near peanut storage, and was the species captured most frequently. The IMM and AM were caught most frequently near peanut storage facilities, although each species was captured in every environment sampled. The AGM, IMM, and AM were most common during the warm months and absent during February. By contrast, MFM was absent during the summer months with peak population levels occurring during January, February, and March.