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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

> We use January special red Christmas tree balls as our sticky spheres, 
> covered in Tangletrap.
> ...
> No honeybees in my recollection, though we do have a hive about 100 
> feet away.


Thanks, Richard. I've got blue orchard bees less than 10 ft. from my 
apple trees, and I was worried they might be attracted to anything red. 
I should have apples for the first time this year (knock on wood), so 
I'm not sure what pests I might encounter. I want to be prepared, but I 
don't want to go overboard. I guess I'll just try to monitor things closely.

I like the idea of the homemade sticky spheres, though.

Thanks again,

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)

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