From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
To: dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com, North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Codling Moth Control (Richard Moyer's)
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:21:23 -0500
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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