Lesser Peachtree Borers and Peachtree Borers 1 : a Device for Trapping, Collecting and Marking Native Moths 2

Abstract

A trapping, collecting, and marking device was designed and constructed for processing large numbers of native male lesser peachtree borers, Synanihedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson), and peachtree borers, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), in the field. This device eliminated many of the steps involved in marking moths with fluorescent pigments during a large area movement and dispersal study.