Codling Moth control

How to use a Codling Moth trap

List of biorational controls

Read more about organic controls

How to calculate degree days

Degree day calculator

Weather/Temperature info

NOAA for weather and temperature

Codling Moth control model

"From what I have read there are four organic sprays: spinosad, summer oil, Kaolin clay and Bt (least effective).


"Spinosad in Reno at Moana Nursery under the product name Captain Jack’s Deadbug" - we'll try this one in 2009

July to-do

Fruit trees:

Check and adjust watering system as needed
Monitor for pests
Cover ripening cherries and stone fruits with bird netting
Harvest stone fruits as they ripen

Delane's codling moth bug juice recipe

Bug juice recipe

1/3 cup molasses
1 cup apple cider
1/8 tsp ammonia
Enough water to make 1 ½ qt

Mix all together. Cut recycled bottle to create large opening in side of the bottle, leaving enough wall to make about 1 ½ inch well to contain juice. Fill about ½ inch full, then hang the bottle in the tree. One bottle per tree.

Meets organic standards