Codling Moth Trap with Lures

Codling Moth Trap contains:
Two non-toxic traps and two lures for one season of control. Use one trap per tree. LURE NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY.

The gray/brown moth is about 3/8" with distinctive bronze areas on the bottom 1/3 of the wing. It lays its scale-like eggs singly on the developing bud end of a small apple fruit or on the adjacent leaves or stems just after sundown each night. The hatched larva then crawl into the calyx end or side of the fruit and tunnel to the center where they feed and develop. A brown frass is often noticed near the calyx end of the developing fruit.

The larva is pinkish to white in color with a brown head and can reach 3/4" in length. Larval development is completed in 3-5 weeks. The larvae exit the fruit to pupate in a thick silken cocoon on the bark or other protected areas on the tree. Pupation occurs in spring beginning about the same time as bloom open. The adults are first active in late April or early May. There are 2-3 generations per season.

Homeowners can use pheromone traps to "trap out" all the male moths. This involves using enough pheromone traps so that all of the male moths are captured before the female moths mate. The female moths are then able to lay only unfertilized eggs that will not develop. Typically, 2-4 traps per tree are required for this to be successful. This will be less effective if there are additional sources of mated females from other trees in the neighborhood or in the wild. Traps should be put out at the pink stage of flower bud development. Every month the pheromone lures need to be replaced. Homeowners should also pick up and destroy fallen fruit. Often, the fruit will drop prematurely if it is infested with either codling moth or plum curculio larvae.

Monitoring: 1 trap per ha (2.5ac).

Trapping: 1 trap per full size fruit tree. It is also recommend that traps be placed on the orchard edges at blooming time to collect the male moths before they enter your orchard.

It is often recommended that Trichogramma Wasps be used to parasitize the moth eggs as well.