The the peach pyralid moth, Dichocrocis punctiferalis causes the most serious damage to chestnut in Korea. This study was conducted to compare the efficiency of control with aerial spraying(AS350-B2 Helicopter, 15m/flight altitude, Nozzleorifice D6, Fenitrothion EC 50% 1ℓ/ha), sex pheromone trap(25 Wing traps/ha, 75:25 mixture of (E)-10-hexadecenyl aldehyde (E10-16:Al) and (Z)-10-hexadecenyl aldehyde, 1㎎/trap), and crown spraying(BF530, Fenitrothion EC 50% 1ℓ/ha) against D. punctiferalis at chestnut orchards. After chestnut harvest in Autumn, the damaged rate(%) by D. punctiferalis showed 29.6±1.7 in aerial spraying, 27.8±8.4 in sex pheromone trap, and 8.9±3.8 in crown spraying, respectively. The crown spraying showed the highest control effect among the 3 control methods. The other methods were similarly effective.

• Sang Myung Lee(Southern Forest Research Center, Korea Forest Institute)
• Chan Ryeong Yu(Gyeongsangnamdo Forest Environment Institute)
• Joon Bum Kim(Southern Forest Research Center, Korea Forest Institute)
• Kwang Sik Choi(Southern Forest Research Center, Korea Forest Institute)