The invention provides application of terpene as an acantholyda posticalis attractant and the acantholyda posticalis attractant. One or more of R-(+)-alpha-pinene, S-(-)-alpha-pinene, S-(-)-beta-pinene, S-(+)-3-carene, S-(+)-limonene, S-(-)-limonene and myrcene is used as the acantholyda posticalis attractant. The mixed terpene attractant consists of the R-(+)-alpha-pinene, the S-(-)-alpha-pinene, the S-(-)-beta-pinene, the S-(+)-3-carene, the S-(+)-limonene, the S-(-)-limonene and the myrcene in a volume ratio of 10-60:5-45:3-30:10-60:2-15:0.3-3:2-15, and more preferably 30:15:10:30:5:1:5. The plant source attractant of a host volatile matter is used for attracting a large amount of acantholyda posticalis, so that the acantholyda posticalis are gathered and fixed by an adhesive paper board and then cleared and pests are controlled and killed; and the acantholyda posticalis attractant has the advantages of low cost, high efficiency, safety to people and livestock, capable of preventing medicament resistance of the pests and the like, and is an effective novel means of preventing and controlling the acantholyda posticalis and very suitable for the population monitoring and entrapment prevention and control of the acantholyda posticalis.