Casu, A.P., Onorato, M., & Gerardi, M.S. 1999 Trappole a feromoni per l'Aonidiella aurantii. [Pheromone traps for Aonidiella aurantii.]. Informatore Agrario 55(32): 69-72.

Notes: The effectiveness of two types of pheromone traps for the diaspidid citrus pest Aonidiella aurantii was compared in a citrus orchard in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, in 1998. The advantages and disadvantages of the two types of traps (glass traps and box traps) are discussed. The box trap was found to have more advantages than the glass trap. It is concluded that the use of pheromone traps is essential for technical assistants who integrate monitoring data with forecasting systems based on the elaboration of agrometereorological data. It is recommended that flight monitoring data should be accompanied by visual sampling of the crop to cover limitations in the use of pheromone traps.