Hi,
What is better as lure, lemon grass or queen manibular pheromone (queens in rubber alcohol) ?? Can I use all in same trap?
I use both. I dip one end of a q tip in the alcohol and the other end in LGO then I seal it in a small plastic baggy.
Jim
I use strictly lemon grass essence oil.
I tried the pheromone scent last year and nothing would mess with it.
I replaced it with Lemon Grass Oil and the trap would catch.
I caught 63 swarms last year.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll312/capt44/swarmtrap7_zpsc1dd38c7.jpg)
Capt..I see you have the peat pot trap and have luck. Most I hear don't like them. And I hear mixed reviews about putting the q-tip in a plastic bag. I have 11 traps out with LMGO and no luck yet. First year I have tried...
I've had 6 swarm traps out for the last two years with no luck. I used LGO, Q pheromone, and rubbed some comb on it. This year I've had 15 to 17 swarms that I know of. I caught about 15 of them. It could be that most of them are too close to my yard - would that be an issue? Close as in 50 to 2-3 hundred yards.
Quote from: capt44 on April 17, 2015, 08:13:33 PM
I use strictly lemon grass essence oil.
I tried the pheromone scent last year and nothing would mess with it.
I replaced it with Lemon Grass Oil and the trap would catch.
I caught 63 swarms last year.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll312/capt44/swarmtrap7_zpsc1dd38c7.jpg)
Impressive! How many traps you using?