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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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Funciona!
Estoy impresionado por la efectividad de estas trampas, teníamos un serio problema con la plaga. Y esto ha sido nuestra salvación, muchas gracias en verdad 10/10 el envío igualmente
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Gran producto
Otro producto que compre aquí, seré un pesado seguramente por poner mi opinión en todo lado, pero se tiene que hacer. Muchas gracias de verdad. Estas trampas son un salvavidas
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Hot Dang!
These are the real deal, folks. We tried some other brands such as Pest Wizard and these Vivatraps work better for much longer. The quality of the trap is also much better than the others we tried, some were very flimsy and wouldn't last in a breeze. Try 'em! You'll be glad you did.
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Amazed at how fast this worked!
I put out 2 traps and 15 minutes later I had a moth stuck in one trap! Very impressed!
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AMAZING TRAP
I was skeptical but I’m desperate. I lost all my squash last year to these menaces! Total waste of time!! I was not going to have a repeat! I also was not going to wrap each of my 50+ stalks with tinfoil or inject each one with BT!! I simply unfolded these sticky little boxes, inserted the bait and just waited! I was sure I would catch this little scary looking moth. At first I thought it was a red wasp. The thin black wings are confusing but they fool the birds too!! Anyway to my surprise my trap had caught 5 of those things in day 1. I quickly set up my second trap and caught 6 more over the next few days!! I’m ordering more in preparation for the second wave!!
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It works great!
We hung 1 trap next to zucchini per the instructions. After a week of rain and high humidity, as soon as weather cleared, checked it this morning (5/28, zone 8a) and there were 3 already trapped! Just ordered two more packs.
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Wow!
Me ayudo mucho para proteger mis calabazas, había probado otras marcas pero ninguna había protegido tan bien como esta trampa. Dato: viene instrucciones en Español y eso se agradece siempre.
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Better than others
Better than other traps on the market but none of them are perfect
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2 Pack
Happy to say these work well. Just wish they sold the lures a la carte. We asked they said possibly later this year but they are working on it.
