TOPBUXUS Box Tree Moth Trap + Pheromone attractants for 1 full season

By monitoring the activity of the Boxwood Moth using the TOPBUXUS Box Tree Moth Trap, you can predict when new Boxwood caterpillars will hatch in your Boxwood. This way you can easily determine the right moment to carry out a biological treatment against these caterpillars with TOPBUXUS Anti Caterpillar

Included with the trap are 2 capsules of pheromones (attractants). Each capsule has an efficacy of approximately 10-12 weeks after application. In the 3rd week of May, place 1 capsule in the basket in the lid of your moth trap and place the trap in your garden near your Boxwood. Store the other capsule in the refrigerator or freezer. In the last week of July, refresh the pheromone by using the 2nd capsule. This allows you to effectively monitor Boxwood Moth activity for an entire season with only 2 capsules per trap.

The pheromone is embedded in the special capsule, which is slightly porous, allowing controlled release of the pheromone over a period of about 8 weeks. When the cap is removed, the pheromone is released too quickly, shortening the effect.

The pheromone in the moth trap attracts male Boxwood moths in an area of up to 200 square metres / 2,000 square feet.

The season starts with Boxwood caterpillars that have hibernated in the Boxwood. You can control these caterpillars biologically with TOPBUXUS Anti Caterpillar. The first Boxwood moths will only appear AFTER the first wave of caterpillars. The moth trap is only intended to monitor the activity of the Boxwood moth, it is not possible to prevent a moth infestation with this device.

The TOPBUXUS BOX TREE MOTH TRAP is an effective way to monitor the presence of the male boxwood moth. The male moths are attracted by the pheromone and cannot escape the trap once they enter it. Once you confirm it's presence, you can easily determine the right timing to treat your Boxwoods against Boxwood caterpillars with TOPBUXUS ANTI CATERPILLAR. 

In late August of 2018, the Boxwood Moth arrived in Ontario and Toronto, Canada. Then as recently as April 2021 it was discovered that a nursery in Ontario shipped Boxwood to the United States and the pest has been identified in three facilities: Michigan, Connecticut and South Carolina. The USDA is aggressively taking action to track down all affected plants and contain this pest.

Since 2007, the Boxwood moth caterpillar has been devastating domestic, commercial and great historic Boxwood gardens acress Europe. TOPBUXUS has developed a strategy to keep the Boxwood Caterpillar under control, this involves setting up the TOPBUXUS BOX TREE MOTH TRAP to actively monitor the presence of the Boxwood Moth. Once moths have been spotted, caterpillars can be expected 2-4 weeks later. Check your Boxwoods regularly for caterpillars and treat with TOPBUXUS ANTI CATERPILLAR as soon as you spot the first caterpillars.