Over the last several decades autochthonous and invasive Agrilus species have been increasingly gaining importance in the field of forest protection. There is an immense need for effective methods of surveillance and early detection of Agrilus species in order to decrease damage to forest health and minimize economic damage by new pests such as Agrilus species. Our objective was to determine how the trap type and the kairomone substance (3Z)-hexenol will affect the catch of the genus Agrilus. We used green sticky prismatic traps and green multifunnel traps and placed them on oak branches in sunny or semishaded spots. The study took place between 19.5. and 20.7.2022. Traps were emptied twice in this period with a month in between. Determination of caught beetles took place in the Laboratory of forest health at the Department of forestry and renewable forest resources. We found that there is no effect of lure on the attractiveness of Agrilus species and that there is a higher catch in June and in prism traps. However, we found an interaction between month, trap type and lure presence. The multifunnel trap with lure had a higher catch than without and the prism trap without lure had a higher catch than prism traps with lure. In May/June this difference was stronger than in June/July. We assume that the relatively good catch in traps without lure could be the result of a large proportion of Agrilus species in the research area, which do not react positively to the substance.
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