Description
The raspberry beetle is an inconspicuous but destructive garden pest. They can lay up to 120 eggs on individual flowers. Their larvae feed on raspberries, blackberries and loganberries. Brownish-white grubs can then be found inside the fruit when it's picked. This raspberry trap can alert you to the presence of raspberry beetle activity and lessen the chances of crop damage. It works by using a strong floral attractant combined with off-white vanes, which together draw the beetle in to the funnel trap.
Place trap 1-1.5m above ground 4-6 weeks before the first flowering during April to July. 2 replacement lures required every normal raspberry season (6 weeks).
The trap should be used 4-6 weeks before flowering(April-May). One lure will be suitable to cover this period. However with later flowering hybrid berries e.g. Loganberries, or autumn fruiting raspberries, a second replacement attractant lure is recommended.
Includes 1 x trap and 2 x pheromone lure.
Each trap protects 50sqm.
Trap Positioning: Hang at a height of approximately 1-1.5m ensuring the trap entrances remain free from leaves and branches to ensure easy capture and to stop the beetles escaping. Traps should be placed at 10m-15m intervals along the rows of fruit crops.
Trap Maintenance: Add water to a depth of 3cm with a small dash of washing up liquid into the bucket of the trap. Check the traps on a regular basis, at least twice a week. Top up the liquid in the bucket to the 3cm depth as and when required. One lure will cover the initial season but for later flowering berries like loganberries, a second lure will be required.
Instructions for use:
1. Add water to a depth of 3cm with a small dash of washing up liquid into the bucket of the trap.
2. Attach the funnel to the bucket by aligning the slots on the funnel with the tabs on the bucket and twisting to lock together.
3. Attach the vanes on the bucket and lock them by pushing down. Be extremely careful when inserting the vanes because they are delicate.
4. Attach the lid to the vanes by aligning the 4 holes in the lid with the 4 pegs projecting from the top of the vanes. Carefully push the pegs into the holes so that the lid is fully attached.
5. Open one sachet which includes one lure and remove the lure (we recommend using gloves). Leave the lure inside the white sachet, the attractant releases slowly through the semi-permeable membrane of the sachet. Gently fold the lure in half and ease this into the lure chamber. Refasten the cap.
6. Push the lure cage through the hole in the lid from above so that the cage effectively hangs below the lid.
7. Thread the supplied hanging cord through the two tab-holes on the lid and tie at both ends.
8. Hang at a height of approximately 1-1.5m ensuring the trap entrances remain free from leaves and branches to ensure easy capture and to stop the beetles escaping. Traps should be placed at 10m-15m intervals along the rows of fruit crops.
9. Check the traps on a regular basis, at least twice a week. Top up the liquid in the bucket to the 3cm depth as and when required. One lure will cover the initial season but for later flowering berries like loganberries, a second lure will be required.
