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Timing of plum moth pheromone trap
neilbradburn
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all,
In order to be able to share untainted plums this year, I have a pheromone trap waiting to go on the tree. I was hoping to pick your brains as to the best time to put it out. It's a very profuse cropping Victoria plum and i live in the south east. I gather the trap needs to be in place before flowering and warmer weather. My feeling is that it should go out the sooner the better, but does that reduce its effective life?
Many thanks in advance!
Oh, and if you live near Canterbury and I get a good crop, you are welcome share in the bounty :-)
Kind regards
In order to be able to share untainted plums this year, I have a pheromone trap waiting to go on the tree. I was hoping to pick your brains as to the best time to put it out. It's a very profuse cropping Victoria plum and i live in the south east. I gather the trap needs to be in place before flowering and warmer weather. My feeling is that it should go out the sooner the better, but does that reduce its effective life?
Many thanks in advance!
Oh, and if you live near Canterbury and I get a good crop, you are welcome share in the bounty :-)
Kind regards
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Many thanks for your input Beefley and ColinA! I put it out on the 7th and,having checked it today, already have 7 moths in it. I can't imagine I timed it perfectly, so imagine I missed some, and thus some larvae will no doubt get into my plums. I guess time will tell, and I will let you know.
Kind regards.