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Attracts & Traps Squash Vine Borers!
The mature Squash Vine Borer (Melittia cucurbitae) is a stout dark gray moth with 'hairy' red-orange hind legs, opaque front wings, and clear hind wings with dark veins. Squash Vine Borer Moths are often mistaken for bees or wasps due to their movement around plants during the daytime and colorful markings. Plants are affected when their offspring develop and begin to feed inside stalks which harms foliage, eventually migrating to the main stem where massive damage is incurred.
Squash Vine Borer Moths overwinter as a full grown larva or a pupa one to two inches below the soil surface, these larvae develop and pupate in the early months of spring. Mature moths begin to emerge as plants break ground and will continue flight through mid-August in most regions.
Mature Squash Vine Borer moths lay small brown eggs individually on leaf stalks and vines, which hatch in seven to 10 days. The newly hatched white-cream colored larvae will immediately bore into stems and restart the cycle of plant damage. These larvae will feed for 14 to 30 days before exiting the stem to pupate in the soil, pupa are dark brown, shiny and have tapered ends.
VivaGrow Squash Vine Borer traps include a pheromone to naturally lure mature moths to a sticky surface where they cannot escape, keeping them from being able to produce larvae which feed on and damage plants. 100% safe for pets, non toxic.
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Includes: 2x extra-sticky wet glue traps, 2x lures and 2x twist ties (2 complete traps)
Instructions: Hang traps at 2-3' height, 3-4' away from grow area or garden plot to draw borer moths away. Place with care to avoid wind and rain as possible. Use one trap + lure per 100-150 square feet of planted area. Deploy traps at first planting, replacing traps as needed through August for best results. Lure lasts for approximately 60 days/8 weeks.
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Looks good
Showed up faster than other sites
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Best option
These are pretty much the best option for fighting off squash vine borers in a garden. Spraying is not good and the other remedies are too difficult to keep up with for the whole season.
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Very sticky
The glue is very sticky but it is probably what is needed to catch these big moths and keep them there. They look strong.
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FAST SHIPPING
Amazingly fast shipping. Like faster than Amazon which is pretty impressive. Price is better directly too.
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Satisfied
It's almost crazy how fast these catch moths. We are alarmed at how many there are in the garden, we had no idea until we started catching them with these traps
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Long life
Works for a long time. Make a 10-pack of these so they are easier to get please.
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Get them while you can
These usually sell out get them while they are in stock
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Better than the DIY options
We tried all the DIY ideas on youtube and pinterest. None of them really did anything so we tried these VT100 traps. They were much better all through fall. It is cool that you can see if you are catching anything in the traps.
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See you later borers
Effective and they do last a long time. The lures and the glue will last even longer if you keep them out of the direct sunlight.
