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Notes: In an attempt to reduce the amount of time spent counting the number of flying males of A. aurantii captured in pheromone traps, a modification was introduced, in which both faces of the trap are divided into 60 equal parts and some of the resulting squares are outlined, equivalent to 1/5 of the whole surface area. By counting only the males within the outlined squares and multiplying the result by 5, a sufficiently accurate picture of the infestation is obtained with a considerable saving of time and money. Trials at 2 sites in Sicily, Italy, one near the coast and the other inland, showed no substantial difference in numbers between the 2 sites. This opens the possibility of region-wide monitoring run by the local agricultural service.