• This apple and pear tree codling moth monitor is simple to use, and contains a pheromone that will lure male moths into the sticky monitor which stops them escaping to breed and reducing the number of eggs laid.
• Containing no pesticides it is completely safe to use around children and pets and beneficial insects are not attracted.
• One monitor will monitor up to five average size trees within a 15 metre radius of the location
• Should be used from the end of May to early August.
• After five weeks replace the sticky insert and lure with the second set which is included
• If you are catching more than 15 moths per week infestation is high and additional protection is required
• Additional Refill Kits available seperately containing 2 lures and 2 sticky bases

"Codling Moth Traps (you can purchase these from Harrod Horticultural...) should be hung in apple trees from mid-May, while plum moth traps can be put out from the end of the month. Both use the female pheromone scent to lure in male moths, which are then caught on a sticky sheet. This reduces the female's mating success, so they'll lay fewer fertile eggs." 'Staying on Top" - Grow Your Own, May 2008


• Note: this Codling Moth Monitor was recommended by Chris Beardshaw in the Daily Mail June 17th 2007 - "One of his Three little Gems"


• See Extra Value Pack which also includes Glue Bands an additional protection against other pests

• These Glue bands are used by professionals and amateur gardeners alike, generally in the Autumn around the trunks of fruit trees to prevent crawling insects (especially winter moth caterpillars) climbing up the trees to lay eggs and damage fruit in the following season
• Fix the bands about 30cm (1ft) above ground level, completely encircling the trunk.
• Cut any long grass or weeds that may reach up above the glue bands - basically you want to ensure that the only route upwards is across the sticky medium that will trap the pest on their upward migration
• Check from time to time that no debris has blown onto the band.
• Pack contains 1.75m of glue band and 4.25m of string.
• Also available the colding moth monitor which is hung in the fruit tree to lure the male codling moth, this then limits fertilisation of the females and reduce the number of grubs which feed inside developing fruit

• See Extra Value Pack - Glue Bands with the Codling Moth Monitor (GPC-200)


"For gardeners with apple, pear, plum or cherry trees, winter, March and mottled umber moths can be a major irritation. They each produce grubs which eat the leaves and spring blossom, weakening the plant and potentially devastating a crop. The adult female moths are actually wingless and crawl up the trunks to lay their eggs in the canopy. The best time to catch them - and therefore prevent egg-laying - is from the late autumn to late winter. Simply wrap sticky grease bands (also known as glue bands.. around the trunks and any support..." Grease bands for fruit trees are available from Harrod Horticultural."
The Organic Section, 'Prevention Order' Grow Your Own, January 2008

Note: These products were recomended by Neil Wormald the 'Garden Expert' of the Sunday Times Home Magazine Sept 25th 2005 Issue