Red blackberry midge (Dasineura plicatrix) Trap Refill

Red blackberry midge (Dasineura plicatrix)

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The sticky trap contains a species specific pheromone lure to attract flies.

Allows accurate identification of pest species. Monitoring allows easy determination of risk to crop and if further control is required.

This pack contains enough replacement sticky inserts and pheromone lure to be used with existing delta traps to monitor red blackberry midge for up to 6 weeks.

Pack contains: 1 pheromone lure, 4 sticky inserts.

The trap is designed to monitor adult activity which then allows improved application timing of plant protection products. The red blackberry midge trap should be setup from early April until September to cover the pest flying period. In the UK, red blackberry midge has up to 4 overlapping generations per year depending on location and weather.

The trap should be placed within the crop at crop height and out of direct sunlight.

Use 1 trap per hectare of uniform crops. In ununiform crops (geography, variety, age etc.) higher density may be advised.

Traps should be checked every 2 to 3 days and number of caught adults recorded. After recording trapped numbers during scouting, trapped adults should be removed from sticky insert to improve future catches and reduce chance of miscounting in following assessments.

Replace the lure and sticky insert after 4 weeks.

Do not open foil sachet until you want to use the pheromone lure. Until use, store unopened sticky inserts and pheromone lures in a cool dry location.