MONITORING SOLUTION BASED ON PHEROMONE ATTRACTANT

This solution combines a Delta trap and a pheromone attractant dispenser to capture the adults of the tomato leafminer.

The tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta)

Host plants: Tomato and other solanaceous plants (potato, eggplant, pepper, etc.

Pest stage: Caterpillar

Targeted stage: Moth

Life cycle: Up to 12 generations per year

Sex pheromone: (E, Z, Z) – 3,8,11-tetradecatrienyl acetate

 (E,Z)-3,8-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate

User Guide

Use: Tuta Pro Caps® syringe + Delta trap

Trap setup: Remove the protective film from the sticky sheet. Stick the cup in the middle of the sheet. Empty the content of the syringe simply by pressing the plunger (no need to cut the tip) into the cup. Place the sticky sheet in the trap. The moths are attracted by the sexual pheromone, enter the trap and are caught.

Recommended density to monitoring: 2-5 traps/ha for field-scale crops;

1 trap/ha in <2500m² greenhouses, 2-4 traps/ha in >2500m² greenhouses.

A unique formulation process

The technology of microencapsultaion patented by M2i is based on the dispersion of an organic mixture (natural wax, natural oil and active substance) in an aqueous phase (water and polymer). At the end of this process, the organic phase containing the active substance (here a pheromone) is trapped in polymer microcapsules.