Show Moth loth Traps Traps in Orchards Set Dates for Spraying A few well baited traps scatter scatter- scattered scattered scattered ed through h the orchard ard tell fruit growers when it Jt is time to spray for the codling moth a senous serious In- In Insect insect in insect sect pest of apples and other deciduous de de- de fruits fruite The Them moths begin to appear shortly after the apple tre trees S come into bloom and when when- whenever whenever whenever ever the weather is warm they fly about and lay eggs When th the traps begin to capture moths in numbers the gron growers o ers era know v that egg eggs are being laid in m the orchard As it takes Idling moth eggs 10 or more days to hatchin hatch in May and early June unless the weather is 13 unusually warm cover spraying completed within 10 or 12 days or of orthe the time the trap catches show an aD increase will Hill kill the worms hatch hatch- hatching hatching ing mg the e eggs gs before they cnn can do much dama damage e Successful trapping of this pest say cay entomologists f ts of the United States Department of agriculture calls for the right kind of bait bute exposed in tn the right way at the right time One mixture recommended recommended recommended mended consists of 1 part of molasses mo- mo mo lasses and 10 or 15 parts of water pith Ith perhaps i 1 i little yeast to start fermentation placed in m a 1 small enameled kettle hettle a n large e mouthed quart PI jar or ore of the patented bait containers which I is hung from a n pole 01 of an nn upper tree branch by means of a cord and pulley or screw e eyes es so ClO that it C may be 10 lowered cred c easily The traps k 4 or 5 to an orchard arc are run up near r the tree tops Trapping for the codling moth should be begin m about the time the tho tree come into bloom Duly Daily exam exam- examinations m of or trap prefer prefer- preferably preferably ably in the morning while the moths moth are aro still fresh and easIly identified give an accurate record or of the rl rise ne e end and ind fall of the o o Ilm moth lima ling moth tion in m ry orchard These records record i I t ept over a n period of years the department entomologists entomologists point nit uc provide e gro growers with a good guide for setting theIr spray Althou Although h the tr traps ps capture large Jarge numbers of moths moth an dare a valuable valuable able aid in m timing spray applications applications bons their value alue alue na as n a direct con con- control con control measure has not yet been es- es established es established |