Attraction of Pest Insects, Neutral Insects and Natural Enemies to Coloured Sticky Traps in Vegetable Eco-Systems

Purpose: Sticky traps are effective for monitoring and managing insect pests. In addition to pest insects, beneficial insects also caught in sticky traps. Hence, it is necessary use catch selectively. The attraction of different groups coloured was studied as an attempt suppress the populations selectively field. Research Method: traps: yellow, blue, luminous green, white, transparent (control) were set field 24 hours, collected identified by their ecological role: pests, neutral well taxonomic group relation trap colour. Findings: Significant variation found among total numbers attracted colour (χ2 =107 df=4 P<0.05). highest number green (29.1%) followed yellow (22.0%), white (18.8%), blue (17.9%), (12.2%). All pest, insects. Data inconsistent specify more pests less beneficials. More dipterans (40.7%) traps, many them neutral. Blue-traps (29.4%) compared with other Originality/ Value: behavioral response demonstrated. As both should be used under careful monitoring.