Be Aware of the European-Corn Borer

[trichomes]

ever seen one of these?

 

[David Bowman]

I've seen them before but I don't know anything about them really.

 

[Lester Freeman]

I think I have seen one or two before too, probably turns into some kind of butterfly. It's definitely not a moth.

 

[trichomes]

I've seen them before but I don't know anything about them really.

I think I have seen one or two before too, probably turns into some kind of butterfly. It's definitely not a moth.

guys, hawk moth escaped again @ 6:55

 

[Lester Freeman]

Yeah, can't really use a bug-zapper in a suburban area, not really neighbor friendly

 

[trichomes]

Hawk Moth caught!

2nd Hawk Moth caught, first kill for 2014. borrowed the net from a friend at 6:30 moth caught @ 7:05 pm

 

[David Bowman]

Trich, have you tried surrounding your outdoor plants with a fabric-type fence with a mesh size that's small enough to keep some of these large pests from bothering your ladies?

 

[Lester Freeman]

 

[trichomes]

Trich, have you tried surrounding your outdoor plants with a fabric-type fence with a mesh size that's small enough to keep some of these large pests from bothering your ladies?

Colo, yes, I ordered a King size sheet of mosquito net last week, great minds think alike!

 

[trichomes]

 

[trichomes]

Re: Be Aware of the HAWK MOTHS TONIGHT

hawk moths very abundant right now, never seen them act like this, they must be feeding?

i'll check the bushes tom. for eggs, multiple misses w/ the net tonight

 

[trichomes]

Hawk moths are literally SWARMING right now 7:20, never seen 4, within 40 feet of each other. There is no way you did not see these if you were in your yard after sunset today. I don't know why these things intrigue me, thank goodness they don't land near my girls, keep on eye out on your veggie garden, they will be crawling out of the dirt in April. Imagine an inchworm/caterpillar bigger than your pinky. This is a very big year for these things, lots of chatter on line here in socal.

 

[trichomes]

cheers all that work and no comment, hope your dirt is safe!

 

[trichomes]

Let me know if I'm tainting

Have you seen many?

 

[trichomes]

I feel like

 

[trichomes]

good idea, sounds like a plan :surrender:

 

[trichomes]

trap try

have you ever tried these?

 

[Lester Freeman]

Yup, I have 2 still in the trees from last year of those exact things. They did not catch anything at all.

 

[trichomes]

I knew I should have asked the master

 

[Lester Freeman]

Give it a shot, see if you catch anything and let me know They weren't terribly expensive and worth it if you can catch something, I guess it's a good sign you don't catch anything because that means those things aren't in your area (those specific moths), however if you are catching things you know they're out and about. I think the pheromones only lure the mating males anything, so it tries to stop them from breeding... or it attracts the female, I can't remember. Either way there's still gonna be moths out there with that thing up regardless because it is only species specific pheromones being used.