According to farmers who use them, the Gardner LI-30 Black Light Trap eliminates tobacco horn worms and bud worms by trapping the female moths before they deposit theii eggs. 1j C Stables. Jr., rural englneei for Vepco, said. The principle involved is the old story of the moth and the flame. Through a long series of elimination checks using every light source uvatlable and even developing new lights, research engineers have provad that the black light fluorescent tube is the most attractive medium yet <le voised to trap night flying insects., particularly the tobacco hook worm and bud worm moth. The trap consist of a baffle board painted green tliut reflects the light from the fluorescent tube below the baftle. Moths are attracted to the light and when : they hit or light on the board they then dive down to the light and into a mesh bag where they are caught. The Dailies around the top of the bag prevent the moths from escaping When this Gardner LT-30 Black Light Trap is placed at. the i proper elevation and location so j that it may be seen from every spot in the tobacco held, the to bacco moths are so strongly at tracted that they fl\ to the trap ; and are caught before they lay
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