A single tomato plant looper pilfer into a greenhouse can have major problems . The moth with the scientific name Chrysodeixis chalcites can reproduce at lightning speed once in the nursery . " If you neglect the first plague by the caterpillars and also fail to stop the 2d generation , the third generation is guaranteed to rust your greenhouse spare , " Peter Kerkhof of LedsProtect knows . That disaster scenario for grower is virtually unheard of , as growers are becoming more and more wakeful . ultraviolet illumination light traps from LedsProtect help growers do just that , both in monitoring and controlling these and many other pests .
LedsProtect ’s latest UV light trap model is unmissable at dark .
The traps have been doing that for years , but since last twelvemonth an update version of the trap has been available . With a fluorescent ambuscade , better go lighting , and lense , the trap has been made even more attractive to pests . " With the innovations , we are even serious at being lower in the UV values of the LED light . Insects are sensitive to UV up to a certain wavelength . You want to be right on the peak of the moving ridge with the hole . Special charge card let the ultraviolet light to make it through well . We are one of three companies worldwide using this limited plastic . "
Tomato looperTomato looper is a job in a wad of crops , from ornamentals to fruit veg . " The Caterpillar are real omnivores , " he says . Peter cites as an example a chrysanthemum grower who was troubled by the caterpillars and moth . " This grower put out several maw a few months back , and now he overtake the moth well . "
As an advice , LedsProtect advises growers to fall nine traps per hectare . A trap has a stove of about 15 meters . " Moths see at most ten to fifteen meters . Adding more twinkle to make the trap even brighter has no use , according to trial , " Peter says .
catch both male and femalesThe pest control specialiser specifically calls the tomato looper a " pretty agile moth . " Because the moth can be appeal to ultraviolet illumination light , it is prosperous to get it in the greenhouse . So the light yap appropriate growers to control the pest , but Peter monish that the trap are not the only solution for agriculturist when problems arise . " However , the gob does aid growers solve job , " he say . This is because the sand trap also helps supervise and signal pests . " For signaling pests , the ambuscade is idealistic because we also catch female person and not just males , as with pheromone ambush . As a outcome , what you happen in the sand trap generate a good exposure of how heavy the infestation is . "
Strategic placementPeter has to laugh when asked if he is sometimes told by growers that the cakehole ' does n’t work ' because there are no moths in it . " Sure , I do indeed hear that sometimes . My reply , then , is that the agriculturalist has done things right-hand . I do n’t be intimate any grower who can keep cover himself of how many bugs vaporize in through his windows , for example . "
A final piece of advice from Peter is to hang the traps in strategical place . " By hanging the snare in those places where the grower passes daily , it is promiscuous to watch pests . More and more growers keep adept reconnoitering schedules . Both the government and major buyer of products no longer want chemicals , so the way of control that used to put to work well when thing got out of hand once , are n’t coming back . Our traps are , therefore , an more and more crucial component in growers ' pest direction . "
For more information : Peter KerkhofLedsProtect[email protected][email protected]www.ledsprotect.com
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