£11.99
Fruit Flies lay eggs into healthy, unripe fruits. Larval development and feeding occurs in the fruit, leading to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits have not collapsed, the occurrence of larvae within the fruit makes them inedible. The punctures made by the oviposition exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g. bacteria, fungi and yeasts). Deterioration of fruit can also increase its susceptibility to attack by a variety of Fruit Fly species.
Our Apple-Shaped Fruit Fly Traps provide a non-toxic solution to Fruit Fly infestations. Simply place the glass, transparent trap near a fruit bowl and add some of the supplied Fruit Fly Liquid Attractant to the trap.
The flies will enter the trap through any of the four small holes on the top. Once inside the glass, they cannot escape and will drown within the liquid attractant.
The attractant will need replacing once it has dried out, and the trap is full of Fruit Flies. The best way to clean our your trap, and replace its attractant, is to open and submerge the trap in a large bucket of water. This will drown any Fruit Flies that haven't yet died and wash out any remains.
Select between red or green coloured traps and see which colour works best for you.
Simply remove the trap from its box and pour some liquid attractant into the trap before placing it in your desired location.
The traps should be placed on an even surface near the fruit you are looking to protect.
Each trap is made from green, or red, glass and supplied with a cork inner.
Each trap measures in centimetres: 9,7 x 9,7 x 8,8.
Install some traps from Spring onwards,coinciding with the beginning of the adult Fruit Fly flights and fruit development in outdoor trees and shrubs. The traps will be less effective once fruit starts to ripen.
The trap can be used for years and replacement liquid attractant can be purchased here for additional coverage.
