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Easy and simple tulle trap for the Spotted Lanternfly

Here's a simple inexpensive trap anyone can make for their tree with tulle fabric! (Can get at fabric, craft stores or online). You need just the fabric, flagging tape (from hardware store) and staples! That's it! And you can catch the spotted lanternflies (SLF's) as they climb up trees. Note that spiders and ants have been found eating them thru the netting, so its hard to quantify exactly how much is caught, but they are catching! (Insect netting can work, but it may flop down on the tree more - even with stiff tulle, you need to maintain and weekly and make sure it stays off the tree, and maintain a tight seal at the top - animals or weather may mess up). WRITTEN DIRECTIONS: (sorry I can't upload!) Materials: Flagging tape (stretchy plastic tape, not sticky). Available in hardware stores Netting (aka tulle): Available in bolts or rolls from fabric centers (JoAnn’s), Michael’s, or online. Tulle often comes in bolts 54” wide by 40 yards. This width is fine for large trees, you can cut the 54” width in half for smaller trees. It is stiffer than regular netting, and stays flared off trees better. Tools: scissors and an office stapler Measure or eyeball the circumference of your tree trunk. Then cut a length long enough to wrap your trunk with some to spare. Wrap the tulle loosely around the tree creating pleats or bunches as you go. Tie at the lower edge with 6” or more hanging down . Roll the 6” length loosely around the tie, filling in gaps in the bark, and folding or stapling to itself up to create a “catch” area. Then fold the longer upper section down over the tie and the rolled section. It should look like a full skirt. At the bottom, roll the edge to create a loose bulk and staple it so that it stays rolled. Leave space between the lower rolled edge of the tulle and the tree trunk so the lanternflies can crawl under the tulle. Since they like to climb upwards toward light and sun, when they reach the upper tape barrier and rolled tulle, they get stuck in the rolled tulle folds, or try to crawl down again and get stuck in the lower tulle fold . It’s best if the skirt stands out from the tree trunk at the bottom. (If it is flat against the tree, the bugs will climb over.) You can put sticks under the tulle to help it stay off the trunk, but a good stiff tulle should stay off nicely. Check periodically and readjust as needed, as squirrels etc. may trample it. If it gets holes or rips, staple together edges. You may need to empty the folds of dead lanternflies so the skirt is not weighted down. Developed by the SLF Task force of the Ardens (Delaware), through the Arden Gardeners Gild