Misc. Insect Traps

Forestry and Agriculture Trap Types 

A large variety of traps can be purchased (with or without lures). To purchase a specific trap please contact us.

Lindgren Funnel Trap

For more than 20 years, the most effective and user-friendly beetle trap worldwide.

• used to reduce populations of bark beetles, ambrosia beetles and other wood-boring insects, including wood wasps
• used to detect the presence of invasive insects at ports of entry
• collapses for easy storage and transportation
• collection cups come with conical drain screens for dry trapping, or a rubber bung for wet-trapping
• vapor tape to kill captured insects in dry collection cups can be purchased separately
• durable - can be used for several seasons
• all parts are replaceable and can be purchased separately
• lure holders for small and large lures also available

Lindgren funnel traps can be purchased with different numbers of funnels:

16 Funnel: Used by researchers to provide optimal tree-mimicking silhouette
12 Funnel: Provides a strong vertical silhouette plus efficacy and ease of use - best all-round trap for pest suppression and detection programs
8 Funnel: Vertical silhouette plus economy - used in pest monitoring programs that do not require every beetle be caught
4 Funnel: For indoor trapping of beetles that infest stored grain and other food products

Cross-Vane Panel Trap

• for trapping large wood-boring beetles and wood wasps, as well as other bark and timber beetles
• easy to assemble and durable
• adapted to tightly hold the bottom funnel and collection jar of the Lindgren Funnel Trap
• optional wet and dry collection cups - vapor tape available for killing captured insects in dry cups
• panels with holes to hang lures - cut-outs in panels allow dispersal of odors in all directions

Sticky Panel Trap

• used with attractive lure for mass-trapping European and native elm bark beetles - vectors of Dutch elm disease
• can be stapled to wooden telephone pole or non-host tree
• can be removed and discarded when beetle flight is over

Unitrap

• used to capture large numbers of moths
• pheromone lures are installed in the lure basket placed above the funnel leading into trap
• used for suppression of certain populations, e.g. low-level gypsy moth infestations, or where pesticide sprays are excluded
• used for population monitoring when moths are so numerous that conventional sticky traps cannot be used
• vapor tape can be added for rapid knockdown of captured insects
• green or multicoloured versions available

Cardboard Delta Trap

• inexpensive, disposable trap used for monitoring species of moths and certain other pests
• pheromone lures specific to each target are easily placed on the sticky interior surface
• catches of some species can be improved by leaving the flaps open or folding them in

Plastic Delta Trap

• durable, reusable trap for codling and other moths with extended flight periods or multiple generations
• replaceable, sticky inserts for periodic monitoring of catches
• pheromone lures placed on the sticky surface
• flaps can be left open, or folded in depending on the behavior of the target species

Diamond Trap

• inexpensive, effective, disposable sticky trap for trapping moth pests
• easy assembly – saves time for technicians
• pheromone lures specific to each target are easily installed
• flaps can be left open, or folded in depending on the behavior of the target species

Wing Trap

• effective in monitoring moth pests of orchards, forests and field crops
• pheromone lures placed on sticky insert
• removable sticky insert allows for easy counting of captured insects, and replacement of trapping surface
• discard at end of season

Sticky Card Traps (Yellow)

• yellow is very attractive to many insect pests, including aphids, whiteflies, midges, fungus gnats, and ragoletes fruit flies
• captured insects can be easily counted
• for use in orchards, greenhouses, ornamental gardens in office buildings, around house plants, and in home flower and vegetable gardens
• can be used to reduce populations of whiteflies and aphids

Rhagoletis Trap

• used for ragoletes fruit fly pests of apples, cherries blueberries and other crops
• attractive lures available to enhance effectiveness
• can be used by growers for monitoring first flight to indicate when to apply insecticide
• in use, trap is folded to form two-sided trap, and is suspended from hangers supplied with it