“…Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is the key pest of pomegranate orchards in Iran and many regions around the world and causes significant damage on nut and fruit products such as almonds, pistachios, pomegranates, stone and pomes fruits (Botha et al, 2004;Azema & Mirabzadae, 2005). Several control methods, including sterile insect technique (Chakroun et al, 2017), mating disruption , mass trapping (Mamay & Dağ, 2016), biological control (Memari et al, 2016;Zougari et al, 2021), mechanical control like fruit bagging and removal (Mamay, 2021) and chemical control (Warner et al, 1990;Mnif et al, 2013), have been examined to reduce carob moth damage in pomegranate orchards. However, the use of insecticides is not Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 2024 44 (2) applicable because the larvae are protected from insecticides inside the fruit (Kishani-Farahani et al, 2012).…”