Description

Funnel insect pheromone traps are useful tools for monitoring moths. They give information on the population density of the pest and help the grower to determine the optimal control strategy. These Pheromone traps are designed for multi-season use and are resistant to severe weather conditions. They are very easy to assemble and clean.

Specification

Funnel insect trap has three components

• 1) Canopy: 136mm Dia x 2mm thickness
• 2) Funnel trap base: 105mm (Dia of the mouth) x 70mm (Height of the funnel) x 30mm (Dia of the bottom hole) and T shaped handle to hang up the trap. Three Stalks for fixing canopy to the trap base
• 3)Collection Device: Polythene bag of 175mm (Width) X 555 mm (Height)

Host Crops :

Bengal gram, Cabbage, Chilli, Chrysanthemum, Cotton, Cow pea, Green gram, Groundnut, Maize, Okra, Red gram, Rice,Sorghum, Soybean, Sunflower, Tomato, Cotton, Pigeon pea, Chickpea, Sorghum, Peas, Tobacco, Potatoes & Maize.

Benefits :

• It is cheaper , simpler, easy to use and maintain.
• Specially designed trap for all Moths (Lepidoptera).
• Helps to monitor & detect whether pest are present in the field.
• Helps in reducing the damage to the crop.
• Does not harm beneficial insects.
• Easy to monitor the trapped pests.
• Can be installed easily.
• Wind and waterproof

Handling Instructions

1. Always see that trap canopy stays 1 ft above crop canopy.
   2. Trap should always be in upright position.
   3. There should be no obstacles around trap up to 1.5mtrs.
   4. Always use ‘T’ pin to fix lure.
   5. Always use clean hands while handling lures.
   6. Remove insects frequently (alternate day is preferable) from collection bag. Useful for identifying pest intensity in time and also increases live of collection bag.
   7. Change lures at specific intervals for getting optimum performance from trap.
   8. Keep data record of minimum 2- 4 traps for each insect.
   9. Always install traps from 1 month crop stage for early control of insects. Remember that Pheromone traps control the next coming generation. Control them before they build up.

Recommended for:

1. Helicoverpa armigera
   2. Spodoptera litura
   3. Scirpophaga incertulas
   4. Spodoptera exigua
   5. Leucinodes orbonalis
   6. Pectinophora gossypiella
   7. Chilo infuscatellus
   8. Chilo Sacchariphagusindicus
   9. Sesamia inferens
   10. Earias vitella
   11. Mythimna separata
   12. Earias vitella