Peach tree borer pheromone

Against the moth responsible for the peach worm

Once fertilized, the female moth lays her eggs on the underside of the leaves or near the fruit. The worm (maggot) hatches after 8 days, penetrates the fruit and develops, causing damage to the tree’s shoots (boring tunnels, drying out of the tips) and to the fruits (gum exudation on the surface, damaged flesh, rot).

How to use pheromones?

The treatment consists of trapping the male insect by imitating the pheromone emitted by the female to attract and trap it, in order to prevent mating and therefore egg-laying

In case of capture

If the moth is present (Oriental fruit moth of the peach tree): Apply, 5 days after capture, a biological insecticide based on Bacillus thuringiensis, highly effective for controlling the moth’s caterpillars. A contact insecticide based on pyrethrum can also be used: Pyrethrum shock insecticide

Warning, printing erratum on the sachet: it says 4–6 weeks of diffusion, but it is indeed 10–12 weeks