Procedure for the control of insect infestation by insects of the group Argyresthia conjugella (raspberries), Cydia pomonella (apple-growers), Hedya nubiferana and Pandemis hazelnuts of fruit trees using certain volatile herbal substances of rye or apple and the composition for the implementation of the procedure

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of behaviour modifying volatile plant compounds of rowan Sorbus aucuparia and apple Malus domestica for a determination of a population or controlling pest insects on apple, in particular apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella Zeller (Lepidoptera, Argyresthiidae) and codling moth Cydia Pomonella L. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). The compound 2-phenylethanol, only or in combination with other compounds, in particular anetole, efficiently attracting females and males of apple fruit moth A. conjugella. Other compounds identified from rowan and apple include p-anisaldehyde, )E)-beta-farnesene, farnesol, (Z)3-hexenyl 2-methylbutanoate, linalool and methylsalicylate efficiently attracting apple fruit moth, codling moth and other important pest insects of apple.