Phenylacetaldehyde Attracts Moths to Bladder Flower and to Blacklight Traps

Abstract

The fragrant chemical compound volatilized by the bladder flower, Araujia sericofera Brot., was identified as phenylacetaldehyde. It attracted many economically important species of moths, and when it was used with a blacklight trap, it increased trap collections of pest moth species by 48%.