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The Guard'n'Aid Insect Catcher features double-sided glue sheets, an essential IPM tool for hydroponics. These non-toxic sticky traps monitor and catch damaging flying insects like fungus gnats and whitefly in the grow room, preventing major pest infestations.
Maintain a healthy hydroponics grow room using the Guard'n'Aid Insect Catcher sticky traps. These double-sided glue sheets are essential for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), allowing you to catch and monitor all damaging flying insects like fungus gnats and whitefly before they become a major infestation.
Key Benefits of Guard'n'Aid Insect Catcher
- Essential Monitoring Tool: Quickly identifies the presence and type of grow room pests before they cause crop damage.
- Highly Effective Trapping: The vibrant yellow colour is scientifically proven to attract common flying pests, including fungus gnats, whitefly, thrips, and aphids.
- Non-Toxic and Safe: Uses a strong adhesive coating instead of pesticides or toxic chemicals, making them safe for use near your plants and in all indoor environments.
- Double-Sided Glue Sheets: Maximises the trapping surface area, ensuring maximum catch rates on both sides of the trap.
- Supports IPM: An indispensable first line of defence in any integrated pest control programme. For active pest elimination, combine with Pest Control Sprays.
What Guard'n'Aid Insect Catcher Is Used For
The Guard'n'Aid Insect Catcher is a specialist pest monitoring tool designed for use in greenhouses, grow tents, and indoor hydroponic gardens. Its primary use is to:
- Monitor Pest Activity: Detect the earliest presence of flying insects to alert growers to a developing problem.
- Identify Pest Types: Help correctly identify which pests (e.g., adult sciarid flies, whitefly) are present in the environment.
- Control Low-Level Infestations: Physically trap large numbers of adult flying pests, stopping them from reproducing and reducing the overall population.
How to Use Guard'n'Aid Insect Catcher
The Guard'n'Aid Insect Catcher sticky traps come ready-to-use in a pack of 5 traps.
- Prepare: Carefully peel back the protective film from both sides of the sheet to expose the double-sided sticky glue. Avoid touching the adhesive surface.
- Placement (Monitoring): For general monitoring, hang the traps using the provided hooks or ties near the top of the plant canopy. Ensure the traps do not touch the plant foliage to prevent damage.
- Placement (Fungus Gnats): To target soil-dwelling pests like fungus gnats, place the traps closer to the growing medium surface or stake them directly into the soil.
- Density: We recommend using 2–3 traps per standard-sized grow room or grow tent (or approximately one trap per 10–25 square feet of growing area).
- Replacement: Replace the traps regularly, or once the surface is heavily coated with insects or dust, to ensure continuous effectiveness.
Grow Room Setup: For practical advice on setting up and maintaining your environment, explore 5 Essential Tips for Setting Up a Hydroponics Grow Room.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are yellow sticky traps effective against all garden pests?
Yellow sticky traps are highly effective primarily against flying insects that are attracted to the yellow colour, such as fungus gnats, whiteflies, thrips, and aphids. They are not effective against crawling pests (like spider mites) or insects whose entire life cycle is spent inside the plant or soil.Are these sticky traps toxic or harmful to plants?
No. Guard'n'Aid Insect Catchers use a strong, non-toxic adhesive and are completely insecticide-free. They are safe for use around plants, humans, and pets. The danger is only that they may stick to hair or fur if placed improperly.How often should I replace the insect catchers?
Replace the traps when they are physically full of captured insects, or when they become covered in dust or moisture and lose their stickiness. In the case of a severe infestation, you may need to replace them weekly, but for monitoring, they can often last for several weeks or months.Should I use a different colour trap for different pests?
Yellow is the most versatile colour, attracting the widest range of common hydroponics pests (gnats, whitefly, aphids). However, blue sticky traps are available and are specifically recommended if you are dealing with a heavy, targeted infestation of thrips, as they are strongly attracted to blue.SKU: 1220Free delivery on orders over £60*
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