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. 2017 Jan 28;110(2):305–318. doi: 10.1093/jee/tow258

Table 2.

Demonstration of how codling moth male capture in a single pheromone-baited monitoring trap deployed in a Michigan apple orchard not under mating disruption can be translated into an estimate of percent apple infestation

Male codling moth caught per trap Male codling moth per 21 haa Female codling moth per 21 hab Infested apples per 21 hac % Infestationd
1 50 50 850 0.011
3 150 150 2,550 0.033
10 500 500 8,500 0.11
30 1,500 1,500 25,500 0.33
100 5,000 5,000 85,000 1.10
a

Male codling moth per trapping area of 21 ha equals catch divided by a Tfer of 0.02.

b

Codling moth sex ratio is 1:1.

c

Each codling moth female results in an estimated 17 infested apples.

d

The average number of apples per 21 ha of Michigan orchard is approximately 7.56 million. % Infestation equals (infested apples per 21 ha divided by 7.56 million) × 100.