PHEROMONES AGAINST PEACH WORM

Treatment against oriental fruit moth. The caterpillar spends the winter in the ground or in cracks in the tree trunk. In the spring, it transforms into a butterfly. The first generation of butterflies appears from the end of March to mid-June. After mating, the female butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves or near the fruit. The worm is born after 8 days, penetrates the fruit and develops, causing damage to the shoots of the tree (drilling galleries, drying out of the ends) and to the fruit (gum exudation on the surface, damaged flesh, rot). Once its development is complete (about a month in the spring and 12 to 15 days in the summer), it leaves the fruit, takes shelter (soil, bark, etc.) to transform. Depending on the climate, 3 to 5 generations can follow one another until the end of October. The principle of the treatment is to use the specific pheromone of the female butterfly to attract the male and trap it in order to avoid mating and laying eggs that will give the future worms. Dosage / surface: 1 to 2 trap(s) + pheromone(s) per tree The pheromone sachets should be kept cold (refrigerator or freezer). This product contains 2 pheromone capsules. Sold without the trap. These pheromones are used with the mixed trap ref 1204C Shipping to mainland France only. How do pheromones work? Pheromones are volatile substances secreted by living beings (animals, insects, certain plants, etc.). In insects, the pheromone is generally emitted by the female to play a sexual attraction on the male who can detect it several kilometers away. Each insect pest has a specific pheromone. The principle of the treatment is to attract the male insect by imitating the pheromone of its female to trap it and thus prevent mating and reproduction. 1. the capsule imitating the female pheromone is placed in a trap to attract the male 2. the male detects the pheromone, he thinks he is joining the female 3. the male enters the trap, he is captured, production is stopped. How to set up the pheromones? The pheromone capsule is used as soon as the bag is opened. It must be placed in the small capsule holder basket of the pheromone trap. The trap + pheromone assembly is to be placed in the tree to be protected. Treatment period: from April to September.