My new Lunar Hornet Moth lure arrived by post at 10,50am today from ALS. I opened it immediately in the conservatory, put into a trap and hung it out at the bottom of the garden. I then returned to the house to see a large insect flying around the conservatory at 10.55am, which I caught and photographed. I guess that a large plume of the pheromone was released into the room as I first opened the bag!
I released it 100yds away but the same moth turned up in the trap after 5mins so I put it away. I've been trying the SAL lure here in Beenham Berks over the last month but with no luck so far.
Edit:
Sorry - also meant to say that I have had Red-belted to the SAL lure twice so far. So there is some weak cross-attraction.
Hi Derek,
ReplyDeleteGood to see yet more records flowing in for this fairly widespread species. The pheromone has certainly made a BIG difference!
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