Prospects of isopropanol use in controlling green June beetle, Cotinis nitida

Green June beetle Cotinis nitida, L., is an important pest of turf, grapes, peaches, apples, brambles and ripening corn. Controlling this insect on crops is difficult because no lures or monitoring traps are available, commercially. For several years we have been investigating potential of isopropanol as a lure against green June beetle. Here we present results of field studies on prototypes of improved monitoring trap and attract-and-kill station baited with this chemical.