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[<dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>]

Yeah, the MD ties are really not recommended for anything under 5 acres.  If 
you use the Pherocon CM/DA Combo lure, it will attract both male and female 
CM.  It's the females you want to trap.  I was involved in the field testing 
of the CM/DA lure and now use nothing else.  They have a minimum field life 
of 8 weeks instead of the 4 to 6 weeks of the previous male only lure.  I 
recommend the Pherocon Delta VI trap which is all plastic and can be used 
over and over again.  I have some that I am on my 4th season with.  Much 
more cost effective than the paper ones.  Each trap ordered comes with 2 
liners.  If you have only a few trees, the monitoring traps might just work 
to capture the bulk of your CM.  I have also developed a plum curculio trap 
utilizing the Delta VI trap and liner with the Plum Essence Dual Bait Lure 
that has worked really good for me.


Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
To: <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>; "North American Fruit Explorers" 
<nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Codling Moth Control (Richard Moyer's)


> > There is a pheromone twist tie mating disruptor that is a dual, codling 
> > moth and oriental fruit moth that works quite well on both available at 
> > Great Lakes IPM.
>
>
> I didn't see that at the Great Lakes IPM, Dennis, but I did see that those 
> kinds of things are sold in packages of 400 - and are far too expensive 
> for a backyard grower. All of that pheromone stuff looks great, but it's 
> clearly designed for commercial use. From my point of view, that's a 
> shame, since I'm also severely limited in what kinds of sprays I can get.
>
> Hmm,... those replacement lures are only a couple of bucks each. I wonder 
> how well a homemade trap hung on each tree would work - not just as a 
> indicator of activity, but as an alternative to spraying? Well, I might 
> think about that next year. It might be worth trying.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
> Lincoln, NE (zone 5)
>
> --
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