Artichoke Plume Moth Lure
Latin Name: Platyptilia carduidactyla
Lure: White Rubber Septum
Lure Active Ingredient: Z-11-16Ald
Field Life: 30 days
Trap to Use: Red Paper or Plastic Delta Trap
Monitoring Strategy: Hang traps near perennial artichoke fields. Traps that catch 7 or more individuals may indicate an ongoing problem. When planting or replanting an artichoke field, consider soaking replant stumps in a solution of the entomopathogenic nematode, S. carpocapsae. Otherwise, check with Cooperative Extension or Master Gardener for local information and recommendations.
Hosts: Burdock, Plumeless Thistles, Plume Thistle, Artichokes (particularly Globe Artichoke), and Milk Thistle species.
Description: Adult moth: Buff to brownish buff in color, with a unisex wingspan of 19-32 mm. Wings are divided into lobes, mimicking the appearance of multiple wings, with fringed hind wings.
Larvae: Larvae undergo four to five instars. Larvae in the first instar are pale yellow and around 1 mm long, ad in the last instar are yellowish to pink at maturity and about 16mm long.
Eggs: Light greenish-yellow at first, then turning orange-yellow with age. Very small and shiny. Usually laid singly on the underside of leaves, occasionally on the bud stalk
Life Cycle: When close to pupation, larvae cease feeding, emerge from the feeding site, and generally drop to the ground. In the early stages, prepupae are active in searching out a suitable site for pupation. Adults take wing in July in Mexico and from May to September further north.
Latin Name: Platyptilia carduidactyla
Lure: White Rubber Septum
Lure Active Ingredient: Z-11-16Ald
Field Life: 30 days
Trap to Use: Red Paper or Plastic Delta Trap
Monitoring Strategy: Hang traps near perennial artichoke fields. Traps that catch 7 or more individuals may indicate an ongoing problem. When planting or replanting an artichoke field, consider soaking replant stumps in a solution of the entomopathogenic nematode, S. carpocapsae. Otherwise, check with Cooperative Extension or Master Gardener for local information and recommendations.
Hosts: Burdock, Plumeless Thistles, Plume Thistle, Artichokes (particularly Globe Artichoke), and Milk Thistle species.
Description: Adult moth: Buff to brownish buff in color, with a unisex wingspan of 19-32 mm. Wings are divided into lobes, mimicking the appearance of multiple wings, with fringed hind wings.
Larvae: Larvae undergo four to five instars. Larvae in the first instar are pale yellow and around 1 mm long, ad in the last instar are yellowish to pink at maturity and about 16mm long.
Eggs: Light greenish-yellow at first, then turning orange-yellow with age. Very small and shiny. Usually laid singly on the underside of leaves, occasionally on the bud stalk
Life Cycle: When close to pupation, larvae cease feeding, emerge from the feeding site, and generally drop to the ground. In the early stages, prepupae are active in searching out a suitable site for pupation. Adults take wing in July in Mexico and from May to September further north.