Recently, Metcalfa pruinosa is the pest that can not be easily controlled due to its wide host range. Therefore, it seems necessary to develop a trap plant that can block the entry of M. pruinosa into the farm. We have examined the host preference of M. pruinosa in previous studies and verified their attractiveness to these pests for some favored plants(bean, perilla, sunflower and sesame). We divided the plants used in the experiment into young and maturing stages. In the yougn stage of the plant, the soybeans were highly suscetible to M. pruinosa, but the sunflower was the most influential in the mature stage. Therefore, we selected sunflower as a trap plant to M. pruinosa and conducted a field survey. The sunflower attracted effectivley M. pruinosa in aronia cultivation system. But the time of our experiments was at the nymphal stages of M. pruinosa and at the beginning of adult emergence. Therefore, we plan to conduct experiments at the peak period of adult emergence and develop the trap with attractants.

• Yong-Seok Choi(Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
• Hwa-Young Seo(Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
• Gyeong-Ju Lee(Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
• In-Su Hwang(Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
• Mi-Sook Na(Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
• Jae-Ho Shim(Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)