Trap for horse-chestnut leaf miner WitaTrap® (Cameraria ohridella)

WitaTrap set for horse-chestnut leaf miner 

Natural plant protection for home and garden.
Pheromone traps are ideal for reducing the number of harmful moths and beetles in your crops. 

Pest biology:

Pest: horse-chestnut leaf miner
Latin name: Cameraria ohridella
Plants: Chestnuts, mainly on the leaves of white-flowering horse chestnut 

Set includes:

- 1 trap body (WitaTrap® Delta Super trap),
- 2 sticky bases (packed separately!),
- 2 pheromone lures (packed separately!),
- 1 hanging wire for assembly and
- detailed instructions. description.   

Main symptoms:

• In mid-May (after bud emergence), the first small light brown spots appear on the leaves, which then quickly enlarge.
• Main flight period of generations: late April – August (theoretically possible until October). 

Application:

Depending on the area of use, assemble the trap and secure it with the included wire. (Exact assembly instructions and area of use are described in detail for each pheromone trap.) To prevent the pest from flying directly into the protected plants, the traps should be hung, for example, on another nearby tree. If this is not possible, the traps can be attached to a stake. Hang the traps between the prevailing wind direction and at the tree’s eye level. The trap  entrances should not be blocked by branches or leaves. Each trap should be checked every 2–3 days. Each time you check the trap, to preserve the entire adhesive surface, the stuck base should be cleaned of adhered insects using an auxiliary tool (e.g., a twig, a wooden spatula). 

The traps must be hung before the moths start flying.

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