Tomato Leaf Miner(TLM) also known as Tuta absoluta causes maximum damage to Tomato. TLM, though a very small insect-adults are just 1 to 2 mm long, can cause heavy damage. It virtually kills every part of the tomato plant be it leaves, branches, stalks or fruits. Thousands of hectares of tomato have been totally wiped out by this tiny insect. Tomato Leaf Miner pest attack can result in virtually 100% crop loss. DIVINE TRAP INDUSTRIES offers an extremely effective pheromone based solution to tackle this menace, as detailed below.

Pheromone Dispenser / Lure
The Pheromone dispenser is in the form of a Rubber Septa or a translucent polymer capsule in which the active ingredient material is filled in.

Color : Brick Red or Translucent White.

Materials of Construction : Silicon Rubber or UV Stabilized polymer.

Active Ingredients : E,Z,Z-3,8,11-Tetradecatrienyl acetate, E,Z- 3,8- Tetradecadienyl acetate.

Effective life span in the field : For season long control apply 3 or 4 times at intervals of 30-40 days from the day of transplanting seedlings.

Application – How it works : Place the Lure/dispenser in the Trap Lure holder and place the traps at a few inches above crop canopy level, at various locations where the catch is effective. As the Active Ingredient is dissipated into the atmosphere, the insects are attracted into the trap. Eventually they get entrapped in the trap and die because of the provision made in respective traps. It is advised to use 8 traps per acre initially. Trap density may be increased upto 50-100 per acre depending on degree of infestation. Water and pheroglo traps are recommended. Some farmers use funnel sleeve traps or sticky traps also.

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Trapless Auto Confusion Pheromone Gel
The Auto Confusion Pheromone is supplied in the form of a paste / gel in which the active ingredients are encapsulated in Nano particles in a paraffin wax matrix. This paste is loaded into plastic tins /bottles/tubes.

Color : Greyish brown.

Materials of Construction : Paraffin wax gel / paste in Polymer tin / bottle / tube.

Active Ingredients : E,Z,Z-3,8,11-Tetradecatrienyl acetate, E,Z-3,8- Tetradecadienyl acetate.

Effective life span in the field : For season long control apply 3 or 4 times at intervals of 30-40 days from the day of transplanting seedlings.

Application- How it works : Take or squeeze about 2 gms of the paste /gel out of the plastic bottle/tube using a spatula or an ice cream spoon and apply it as a dollop on the plant stacks about 200 of them per acre. The Tomato Leaf Miner attracted by the pheromone in the dollop rests on it. Thus picking up a minute quantity of the pheromone. After sometime whole field is filled with the pheromone smell. This leads to auto confusion of all male insects present in the field, due to which mating between males and females does not happen. So the next cycle or generation of insects i.e, egg laying (ovi-position)-larvae - pupae- flying adults does not happen leading to drastic reduction of pest population. Thus over 80% to 90% control is achieved.

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Trapless Attract & Kill Pheromone Gel
The A & K Pheromone+ Poison is in the form of a paste/gel in which the active ingredient and proprietary poison are encapsulated in Nano particles in a paraffin wax matrix. This paste is loaded into plastic tins/ bottles/tubes.

Color : Greyish brown.

Materials of Construction : Paraffin wax gel / paste in Polymer tin / bottle/ tube.

Active Ingredients : E,Z,Z-3,8,11-Tetradecatrienyl acetate, E,Z 3,8- Tetradecadienyl acetate, proprietory poison.

Effective life span in the field : For season long control apply 3 or 4 times at intervals of 30-40 days from the day of transplanting seedlings.

Application – How it works : Take or squeeze about 2 gms of the paste/gel out of the plastic bottle/tube using a spatula or an ice cream spoon and apply it as a dollop on the plant
stacks - about 200 of them per acre. The Tomato leaf miner gets attracted by the pheromone in the dollop and rests on it, thus picking up a minute quantity of the poison. After sometime the tomato leaf miner dies, because the poison enters its body and kills it in a short time. This method achieves over 90% to 95% control.

Storage & Safety Precautions :

• « Store away from sunlight under refrigerated conditions.
• « Do not open the pouches or the plastic bottles or tubes until just before using the product in the field and fix the caps tightly back on to the bottles/tins/tubes immediately after usage.
• « All the materials and components used in the manufacturing process are generally known to be nonhazardous to human beings.
• « This information is given in good faith and manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage that may be caused by using the product to men, machinery and materials.
• « Auto Confusion and Attract & Kill gels are distributed among farmers and their cooperatives for field trials only. Responsibility for verification regarding compliance with regulatory requirements, product registrations and patent infringement laws lies solely with the user.

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Features : High performance | High demand | Reasonable prices

Target Pest : Tomato Leaf Miner

• Benefits :
  • It is cheaper , simpler, easy to use and maintain
  • Specially designed trap for all types of Moths, flies & other insects
  • Helps to monitor & detect whether past are present in the field
  • Helps in reducing the damage to the crop
  • Easy to monitor the trapped pests
  • Can be installed easily

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