Coddling grugs eat into your lovely apples ruining them for eating. Now is the time to hand Codling moth traps (if you live in the Southern Hemispher) Pheremone traps work by attracting the male moth. They land on the trap and get stuck and die. The traps are'nt a deterent but a way of monitoring how many moths are around. When you are catching about 10 moths a week it is a good idea to spray. I use a pytethrum spray or make up an organic spray with garlic and chilli.
You can make your own traps. here is an idea from the NZ gardener magazine, sent in by one of their readers, Kathy Fathers "In a small jar (small vegemite jar size is ideal) put 1 tablespoon of vinegar and 1 tablespoon of treacle. Top the jar up with water, place in an old onion bag, and hang as high as possible in the apple tree. I have done this for years and the only time I had codling moth was last year when I was away for a month in November and the jar dried out. It really works. I put them up when the first sign of flowers appeared."
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