Catch T

Fruit, Top fruit

Catch T has been developed with a specific shade of white that is particularly attractive to the sawfly and does not reflect white UV light.

Catch T acts as a 'super blossom' to the sawfly adults, luring them away from the blossom on the trees.

Accurate monitoring of pests allows more selective use of pest control products.

Catch T tapes should be set up shortly before flowering to ensure the traps are in place for the emergence of the apple and pear sawfly.
Catch T rolls need to be cut to lengths of approximately 0.8 to 2.0 metres to make individual catch tapes. The length of catch tapes used will depend on the height and spacing of support wires in orchards if they are present.

Catch T should be fixed vertically between two horizontal support wires. It is important to keep the tapes taught between the wires and to allow sufficient overlap at the top and bottom so that the catch tapes can be stapled in position to secure.

It is recommended that Catch T tapes are fixed at a minimum of 1 metre above the ground. Apply Catch T at regular intervals throughout the orchard and stagger in a ‘zig-zag’ fashion between rows.

Andermatt recommends using a rate of between 150 and 250 catch tapes per hectare. The lower number of catch tapes can be used in younger orchards or orchards with lower pest pressure. The higher number of catch tapes should be used in older/denser orchards or if the orchards are known to have historically high pest pressure.