Subject: [nafex] moth traps for general purpose monitoring
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:44:31 -0600
I'm interested in other's preferences for traps and insect monitoring-
here's the question . . .
I'm looking to do some general monitoring for moth activity in a small
(3 acre) orchard. Currently, we have only seen one or two incidences of
codling moth damage on fruit in the first two years of limited
production. I'm hesitant to use baited traps in that I don't want to
attract CM that I don't have yet, but I'm not sure if this is sound
logic - there are few host species around, though there are a half dozen
or so older apple trees about 1 mile away, and wild plums here and there
along roadsides. There are some resident leaf rollers but these have
not been at a level that is cause for concern. Still, I'd like to do
some monitoring, at a reasonable cost. Great Lakes IPM has some lower
cost wing style traps available - wondering if anyone has any experience
with those or other style traps used without lures for general purpose
monitoring.
Much appreciated!
Anton Ptak
zone 4a W. Wisc
[nafex] moth traps for general purpose monitoring,
anton ptak, 03/05/2012