[LILLILEAF]

Morning all
Having invested in some apple trees and plum trees is this codling moth going to be a big issue?there are traps will i need them?,if yes when do you put them out?any help would be great.Lillileaf

[Ivor Backache]

The apple trees will need a grease band and the plum trees will need a pheromone trap. I have just bought these for the first time and the instructions are:
Apple. 4" grease band 18" from the ground on the trunk. Needs to be done now because the trees are beginning to blossom. The grease traps the wingless females, and when you notice these then apply an insecticide to get the males.
Plum. Pheromone trap needs to in place from mid May. The artificial pheromone scent of the female moth attracts the males which are caught by a sticky pad.
Full instructions are on the packs.