Pheromone is an attractant that attracts flying insects. The pheromone traps excretes a substance on which the flying insects go. Royal Brinkman offers a wide range of pheromones traps for different pests. When buying pheromones traps, pay attention to the type of pheromone trap.

Pheromone traps are becoming an increasingly important part of crop protection strategy for many companies. A pheromone trap can contain a lure or a repellent substance with the purpose of giving an order to another insect of the same species. Pheromone traps can therefore be divided into different types: aggression pheromones, alarm pheromones, fallopian tube-inhibiting pheromones, sex or reproductive pheromones and collective pheromones.  
 
In horticulture, mainly lure and collection, sex and escape pheromones are used to control winged insects such as moths and butterflies. These are mainly pheromones in which insects are lured to a particular spot, lure the male insect to prevent mating or create a repellent effect on insects. In this way, fewer eggs are laid, less mating, making reproduction of the pest no longer possible. With the help of a Delta trap the pheromones are placed, so there are central points for the pheromone traps. Always try to place the Delta traps proportional to the pheromones so that they cannot influence each other. 

At Royal Brinkman you will find pheromone traps against the Turkish moth, Floridamot, cabbage leaf roller and Tuta absoluta.  Our specialists wrote an article on how to use the different pheromone traps. Take a look at the explanation of pheromone traps written by our specialists. 

The use of pheromone traps can go hand in hand with the use of chemical crop protection agents. The use of pheromone traps lures insects to a smaller area. With chemical pesticides, this specific area can be controlled with a spraying solution. This not only results in cost savings, but also in labour savings because a smaller area needs to be treated.  

For each insect/plague there is a separate pheromone trap available that is most effective. Therefore, when buying pheromone traps, pay attention to which pest you have identified and which lure is intended for it. Would you like to buy pheromone traps for professional horticulture? Our crop protection specialists will be happy to advise you and give your more information about the use of pheromone traps. In this way you always use the products in the right way.