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Traps

Traps are used to monitor pest populations and some offer a means of pest control. They take various forms from coloured sticky traps to pheromone lure attractant traps.

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Used to detect pest populations early on before they cause damage to the crop, to monitor the success of a control measure and to provide data on long term pest problems.

  • Red traps are used to monitor adult leafhopper.
  • Blue traps are used to detect Western flower thrips.
  • Yellow traps are used to detect aphids, leafminer, sciarid, thrips and whitefly.

Optiroll roller traps are used to detect and reduce pest populations. The trap is supplied on a roll as a two sided trap with a wet glue. It is designed to be rolled out above or alongside the crop.

Insect pheromones are used by insects to communicate between members of the same species. they are usually very specific and can be used in monitoring traps and in some circumstances for pest control.

Pheromone traps for other fruit, vegetable and ornamental pests available, specific pheromone traps are available for: codling moth, plum fruit moth, fruit tree tortix, summer fruit tortix, strawberry blossom weevil and a wide range of pest species in a large number of situations.

Universal release box: a release box designed to allow beneficial insects to be placed in plant foliage.
Bugfood E: Made of sterilised Ephestia eggs. Critical for the establishment of Macrolophus.