Pheromone trap Reagron Bark Moth (Enarmonia formosana) basic trap

Bark moth (Enarmonia formosana)
A fairly common fruit tree pest in Hungary, with two generations developing each year. It is especially common on older apricot, cherry and sour cherry trees.

Package contains: 1 roof, 1 adhesive base, 1 dispenser.

Food plant:
Kajszi- és őszibarack, cseresznye, meggy, mandula

Composition:
Mainly attacks older trees. The caterpillar damages the epithelium of the tree, which can lead to a reduction in the fruit tree's productivity and, in time, to its death. On the trunks and branches of infested trees, especially around cracks and wounds, tubules or horns of a few mm in size, consisting of exudate particles and tissue, may be found, indicating that the bark beetle larvae are destroying the bark of the tree.

Lifestyle:
Overwinters as a caterpillar, only pupating near the bark surface in spring. The first generation is drawn from early May to mid-June, depending on the season and the weather.The first generation is drawn from early May to mid-June, depending on the season and the weather. The second summer generation swarms from mid-July. The moths lay their eggs one by one on the surface of the bark.

Advice on how to protect yourself:
Control should be started three weeks after the start of swarming or 7-10 days after mass swarming. Carefully spray the infected skeleton branches and trunks. In case of minor infestations, traps can be used to capture the pests and reduce the population.

Setting pheromone traps:
Set traps in the second half of April. Replace dispensers and adhesive sheets before the second swarming.
Check the traps twice a week. Count and record the number of moths caught during the period. From the data, the drawing dynamics can be seen and the time of intervention can be determined. If the trap captures few moths even during the empirical swarming peaks, this indicates a low infestation. In such cases, by placing a few additional traps in small gardens, the moths can be captured and the population can be controlled without spraying, thus sparing our environment.