How to make a do-it-yourself trap belt for an apple tree from pests with video

In the hot season, a large number of pests appear on apple trees. Insects and parasites rise along the trunks to the inflorescences, leaves and fruits. To protect apple trees, trapping belts are installed that stop the invasion of pests. This is the most affordable, effective and simple way to deal with insects. The method does not harm the crop and protects the apple tree all season long.

What is a trap belt?

Trapping belt is the safest method of insect control. For manufacturing, a cut with a width of 25 centimeters and a length equal to the girth of an apple tree is used.

Suitable material:

• cardboard;
• matting;
• paper;
• film;
• lutrasil;
• burlap.

The selected material is fixed on the trunk and fixed with a tourniquet or twine, soft wire is also used. It is recommended to install the belt at the beginning of summer and leave it on until the cold weather sets in.

What are the varieties?

There are several types of traps:

• sticky;
• poisonous;
• dry.

Benefits of each type:

• Glue. The material is fixed around the trunk and thickly smeared with non-drying glue. Most often used intended for rodents. The disadvantage is the sticking to the belt of all living things. Beneficial insects fall into the trap along with pests.

• Funnel-shaped. The belt is fixed in the form of a cone. The wide side is placed at the bottom, and at the top they provide a snug fit of the material to the surface of the trunk. To do this, the joint is coated with clay and tied with a rope. To achieve maximum effect, the material is impregnated with an insecticidal solution. Pests, moving up, find themselves inside the funnel and die due to the action of the poison.
• Rubber funnel with vegetable oil. A strip is cut out of rubber, then it is fixed by first bending the edges and filling it with an oil solution. Glue with rubber glue. Insects get caught in the oil they can't get out of and die.

The advantage of the method is durability. As the barrel grows, the rubber stretches.

• Double-sided funnel. For manufacturing, use a strip with a width of at least 30 centimeters, moistened with an insecticide solution. Fastened around the trunk, tied with a rope from below and above, thereby dividing the belt into three parts.

To keep the poisonous liquid longer in the impregnated material, the entire belt is placed under polyethylene, leaving the bottom edge free.

Pros and cons of trap belts

Easy-to-make device effectively fights the main pests of apple trees. Pros:

• the method refers to mechanical methods of catching insects, therefore it does not harm the tree and people;
• trap works against most pests that move through the bark;
• device can be made in any size, regardless of the diameter of the trunk of an apple tree;
• easy to DIY.

Flaws:

• along with harmful insects, beneficial ones also fall into the trap, so it is recommended to inspect the device daily and release bees and ladybugs.

How to make a trap belt for an apple tree?

The simplest thing is to buy a ready-made hunting belt in specialized stores. But for a large number of plantings, it is more expedient to make a trap with your own hands.

Dry

Pre-prepare a strip of fabric, rubber or paper. Cut out a blank 20 centimeters wide. The length depends on the thickness of the trunk of the apple tree. Before tying the tree, cover all the cracks.

Important Tips:

1. Stretch film is used for wrapping. It is especially relevant in windy weather. Unlike adhesive tape, it does not stick to the surface.
2. In the autumn, they are made from corrugated cardboard. It helps protect apple trees from insects that want to settle on the apple tree or lay eggs.
3. In the warm season, especially in summer, cardboard is not recommended.

Production rules:

1. Cut off the required amount of foam rubber. The edges are connected with a margin.
2. Wrap foam rubber with stretch film 3 times.
3. Wrap in 4 layers of film at the junction of the foam rubber and the trunk. Cut off and smooth to the waist.
4. Using a knife, cut off the excess film above the belt from above and below. This will help the tree look neater.

Check the trap once a week. Remove the belt carefully. Beneficial insects are released and pests are burned.

Poisonous

For the manufacture of used material pre-impregnated with pesticides. Many gardeners avoid such a belt, believing that apples accumulate toxins. In fact, the device is designed for pest control and is located at the foot of the apple tree.Poisonous substances do not reach the fruit part of the apple tree.

Distinctive feature - high efficiency.

DIY trap making rules:

1. The material is cut into a width of 20 centimeters.
2. Impregnate with approved chemicals.
3. Wait for the product to be absorbed. The work is done with gloves.
4. The material is fixed on the trunk in the form of a funnel. To do this, attach the material at the top, and leave the lower part free.
5. In order for the poison not to evaporate, the material is wrapped with polyethylene on top.

Pests falling into a properly made trap die from poisoning.

Application Features

When dealing with pests, some features are taken into account:

1. In places where the trap is set, the inanimate bark is removed.
2. All cracks in the trunk are covered with clay. Otherwise, at the end of the summer season, the insects will settle in the cracks on the flophouse and lay offspring.
3. The belt is installed before the kidneys swell. This helps to save the crop from the beetle on apple trees.
4. When flower beetles start appearing, you need to check the traps frequently. Caught insects are knocked down on a film previously located under the plant. Then collected and burned.
5. At the end of autumn, the traps are removed and burned.

Any of the above options will reliably protect plantings from possible pests. With the annual production of traps, apple trees will constantly delight with a plentiful and high-quality harvest.

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