I'm new to this, how do pheromone lures/traps work? What do I need?
Many insect species emit pheromones to attract a mate and reproduce. ISCA creates synthetic copies of these pheromones that are indistinguishable from the natural pheromone by the insect. These pheromones typically have an effect only on a single target species. These pheromones can then be used to selectively attract a specific species of insect, with no effect on non-target species. It's safe, effective and suitable for organic situations.

Pheromone lures are only effective at attracting the target species, there is no "killing agent". Pheromone lures should be used with a sticky trap (such as our delta traps) or some other means of trapping or killing the target species.

The same traps can be used for most target species, they are simply paper (or plastic) with a sticky surface to trap the insect. The pheromone lure is what determines which species of insect is attracted to the trap. You would place one lure on the sticky surface of a trap and it will begin to attract the target species.

What do I need to trap (species)?
You will need two components to successfully trap any species: a trap and a lure. Most traps can be used with many different species of pest, depending on which lure is used.

It is also important to select the appropriate trap for the lure type. When you read the item description for a lure, you will also see a link to the recommended trap for that particular lure.

How many traps/lures do I need?
Trap and lure spacing is dependent on many factors, including environmental conditions, pest populations, tree spacing, etc.

If you are using the traps for mass trapping, you can use up to 1 or 2 per tree to help reduce populations of the target species. Mass trapping can be successful for small areas, few trees (such as backyard growers), and low pest populations.

For areas with a high pest population, mass trapping is not enough to provide control and additional methods should be used. In this situation, pheromone traps are useful for monitoring population levels and helping to determine when to apply additional methods of control.

For a recommendation for your specific requirements, please contact us.

Do you have products suitable for control on a large scale?
Absolutely, we have developed our proprietary SPLAT technology which is suitable for area-wide control of target species. We currently offer SPLAT products for a variety of species, with many more in various stages of R&D.

For more information about SPLAT, please click here.

I don't see a lure for the species I am looking for, where can I find it?
Due the large number of lures that ISCA offers, we are only able to list the most common lures requested by our customers. If you don't see your species online, please contact us to find out if we currently offer a lure for this species.

I am looking for the pheromone for a species that you do not currently offer, can you synthesize it?
We do have the capability to conduct the research and development to develop the synthetic route for many chemicals and custom synthesize the required amount of the chemical. However, this is usually an expensive process. Please contact us for more details.