author(s)
Sahar Zougari, Anis Zouba and Kaouthar Lebdi-Grissa

abstract
The carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller), (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is a cosmopolitan species widely distributed in different habitats worldwide. This pest is a well known by its severe attacks in fields and in storage. In Tunisia, it is considered as a serious problem to, pomegranate and date palm crops causing important yield losses. In this context, a control program by mass trapping technique was evaluated in 2016 in the southwestern of Tunisia in a grove where pomegranate trees are intercropped with date palms. Therefore, delta and water traps were tested, both with two densities (10 and 12 traps/ha) on pomegranate and date palm trees separately. Results showed that 12 delta traps/ha has significantly reduced pomegranate fruits damages by 77.43%. However, none of tested traps was efficient in limiting date fruits losses where infestation rate varies between 18.5 and 23.5% on control and treated plot by 10 water traps/ha, respectively.