PHEROMONES AGAINST CITRUS LEAFMINER

Treatment against the butterfly responsible for the citrus leaf miner (caterpillar). The butterflies appear in the spring, after spending the winter buried in the leaves that have fallen to the ground. They mate and then lay their eggs on the surface of the leaves. The caterpillars are born 3 weeks later, penetrate the leaf tissue which they mine with galleries to feed themselves. They thus cause significant damage: premature fall of the leaves, reduction in the size of the citrus fruits. Once its development is complete, the larva weaves a silk cocoon, transforms into a chrysalis from which a new butterfly will emerge. 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 caterpillars. Dosage / surface: 1 to 2 trap(s) + pheromone(s) per tree. The pheromone sachets are kept cold (refrigerator or freezer). This product contains 2 pheromone capsules. Sold without the trap. These pheromones are used with the 1206C cottage trap. 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 corresponds to a specific pheromone. The principle of the treatment consists of attracting the male insect by imitating the pheromone of its female to trap it and thus avoid 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 packaged in a sealed bag. It 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 set is to be placed in the tree to be protected. Treatment period: from April to September.