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Caterpillar
Caterpillars
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Caterpillar damage usually occurs in late summer and early autumn, but recently some caterpillars have been causing problems throughout the growing season. There are several biological control methods of caterpillar control.
The difference between several species of tortrix moths (Tortricidae)
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Males
Straw-coloured tortrix moth (Clepsis spectrana)
ochre yellow ground colour, brown oblique cross border, brown surface on the front edge against the wing tip.
Summer fruit tortrix moth (Adoxophyes orana)
brown ground colour, two brown oblique cross borders.
Carnation tortrix moth (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)
brown ground colour, brown cross borders only marked, rear wing orange at the basis.
Females
like the male, but a bit bigger; front wing more pointed; rear wing more pale.
Summer fruit tortrix moth (Adoxophyes orana)
like male but a bit bigger, front wing a bit more pointed.
Carnation tortrix moth (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)
like male but clearly bigger, front wing pointed, rear wing almost completely orange.
Crop: Strawberry
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- Hang 2 big catch lamps per ha above the crop, to catch as many moths as possible.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Cherry tomato
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- For detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks)
Crop: Cucumber
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- For the detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Eggplant
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- For the detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone lures regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Gerbera
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- Hang 2 catch lamps/ha above the crop, to catch as many Duponchelia as possible.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures mimimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone lures in time (1 lure every 4 weeks).
- Max 7 days after catching the first moth, spray with Bacillus thuringiensis. Repeat these spraying after 7 till 10 days.
- Introduce shortly after the plantation minimum 100 Hypoaspis/m² to control the eggs of Duponchelia.
Crop: Grape
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- For the detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha; we are mostly interested in the detection of Lobesia botrana (Grapeberry moth) and Planoccus citri (Citrus mealybug).
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Haricot bean
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- For the detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Melon
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- Hang 2 catch lamps/ha above the crop, to catch as many Duponchelia as possible.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the phereomones
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks)
Crop: Public gardens
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- This is a biological preparation based on spores of the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. After eating plant parts that were sprayed with the preparation, caterpillars become infected with the bacterium. Infected caterpillars move slowly, discolour and die.
Crop: Rose
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- For the detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Sweet pepper
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- For detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Tomato
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- Hang up pheromone traps; at least 2 traps per species per ha.
- At intervals of at least 50 m to avoid mixing of pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules in time (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Tree nurseries
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- Hang 2 catch lamps/ha above the crop, to catch as many moths as possible.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
Crop: Anthurium
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- For the detection of the first moths in the greenhouse.
- Hang minimum 2 Attract® pheromone lures per ha.
- Hang the Attract® pheromone lures minimum 50 m from each other to prevent a mixture of the pheromones.
- Replace the pheromone capsules regularly (every 4 weeks).
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