Attractant was applied to monitor and control Monochamus alternatus Hope in Yidu City,Hubei Province from May to August in 2007.Results showed that the optimum time for trap come from May to June;attractive effect in forest of Pinus massoniana Lamb.was better than in mixed stand;traps should be hanged between 1.5 m and 2.0 m over ground as the best;positive correlation existed between density of adults and attractive effect;density of Monochamus alternatus Hope adults were decreased by using attractive technique.