Pheromones and Lures
Pheromones and Lures

Tobaguard

Robust cardboard trap for monitoring tobacco insects. Powerful pheromone lure that targets insects into the trap and onto the adhesive layer.

Where to use:

Food warehouses and processing facilities , manufacturing and transportation facilities, tobacco shops, stored tobacco premises, dried fruit and grain storage.

Pheromone – Tortrix viridana
Benefits:
  • Choice of 3 combinations of pheromones depending on monitoring requirements.
  • Blue Tobaguard comes with Ephestia pheromones, Red Tobaguard comes with Lasioderma pheromones, and Green Tobaguard comes with both.
  • Designed to prevent loss and damage to tobacco.
  • Insecticide free and non-toxic.
  • A food lure is added to enhance attraction of longer-lived feeding insects.
  • High quality cardboard with a printed grid for easy insect counts.
  • Ready to use, easy to place.

Target insects:

  • Cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne.
  • Tobacco moth, Ephestia elutella.
Assembly:

Peel off the protective paper and fold the trap along the crease. Open the foil sachet containing the lure. Do not open the ring capsule, apply capsule to centre of the trap facing down. Assemble trap by inserting the tabs securely into the opposing slits.

Where to place / Distance:

Place the trap on/near the wall in the desired location near food commodity approximately 1.5 - 2 metres high from the floor. In a small room or storage unit, one trap is sufficient to cover the area. In larger factories or warehouses, place one trap every 100 square metres. When trying to pinpoint infestations, place more traps around fixtures and equipment. The traps can be hung from any structure or wall or placed on a flat surface.

Replacement:

Replace every 6-8 weeks unless the trap is full earlier.

Storage:

  • The traps and lure should be stored in a cool dry place for a shelf life of 12 months.
  • The lures should be stored in their packaging, in a cool dry place for a shelf life of 6 months.
  • If longer storage is required, store the lure in a fridge or freezer.

Product codes:

  • CAT-TG10-CB – Tobaguard cigarette beetle traps – 1 kit =10 kits and 10 lures.
  • CAT-TG10-EE – Tobaguard food moth traps – 1 kit =10 kits and 10 lures.
  • CAT-TG10-CB/EE – Tobaguard cigarette beetle and food moth traps – 1 kit =10 kits and 10 lures.
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