Pepper weevil pheromone (Anthonomus eugenii)
When stored in a refrigerator at 4-9°C, this product will last 12 months.
When stored in a freezer at -18°C, this product will last for 24+ months.
Pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii).
Pepper
Remove the bait from the sachet, place it inside the pheromone trap and place it at a height of 1.5-2 m. It is recommended to start using baits even before the development of the first pest generation, and continue until the end of the season.
Replace lures every 4-6 weeks to get the most accurate results.
Производитель: Russell IPM
Pheromone bait for monitoring and capturing the pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii), a dangerous invasive pepper pest.
Pepper weevils attack plants in the family Solanaceae, including pepper, tomato and potato. It occurs in Central America, the Caribbean and the Southern United States and has spread to Europe. Infestation can result in heavy crop losses in pepper crops. An adult female will lay five to seven eggs per day, totalling 341 on average. Larvae emerge after three to five days and bore into buds and fruit, then pupate within the fruit or blossom. Total development lasts 20-30 days. Adults survive for several months, and are able to fly long distances to find hosts. In optimal conditions pepper weevils have up to eight generations per year
Adult pepper weevils are oval-shaped blackish beetles, reaching 2.0 to 3.5mm in length. There may be greyish or yellowish markings. The body is highly curved, with a snout half of the body’s length. Their antennae expand at the tip.
Eggs are yellowish and oval-shaped with a 0.39mm width. They are deposited singly by females into a bore in the surface of buds or pods, and are surrounded by a hard dark substance.
Advantages:
- aggregated pheromone activates the weevil, lures it out of the places where it hides, resulting in early detection of this dangerous pest;
- the use of pheromone baits usually increases the sticky trapping rate by 30-100% in 4-6 weeks;
Precautionary measures:
- Handle with care, avoid extensive hand contact and wear gloves when handling the product;
- Do not eat or drink while handling the product.
