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  • November 2011 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • The Tangler

    Launcher shoots dispensers into tree tops.

    Brett Bunker shows off the launcher he uses to dispense pheromone-containing capsules in apple trees. The clip in the magazine holds 25 capsules. Left: When the Tangler is launched, the capsule splits and the string wraps, bolo-like, when it strikes a tree branch. Early in the season, there is no foliage, so the Tangler wraps without interference. There is some disagreement about how long it takes to put 200 to 400 twist-tie pheromone dispensers in an acre of apple orchard to provide mating disruption of codling moth, but it’s a while—especially if the trees are tall and it takes ladders […]

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    Pest Management, New Developments, Insects and mites, Technology and equipment, Richard Lehnert
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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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