Placement of Traps:
– Place the trap under the shade of palm / tree canopy at the height of 3 to 4 feet from the ground level.
– Care to be taken to ensure that the trap rest on the trunk/ stem properly and does not rotate or move freely with the wind.
– Add soap water to the bottom portion of the trap, the weevils gets attracted by lure will enter into the trap through the holes, fall into water and drown.
– Use 2 traps / acre to reduce Rhinocerous beetle population below the Economic Threshold Level (ETL).
– The traps must be checked at least once in a week for removing the dead beetles and to replace water to compensate for loss due to evaporation.
– The traps can be recharged with WIN lure at every 90 days interval.
Shelf Life:
– Unopened lure sachet can found effective for 12 months.
– Exposed lure can be effective for 60-90 days.