What is Drape Net®?
Drape Net is a non-structured netting solution that was conceived in 2005 as a completely new way to tackle some of the harsh elements mother nature can throw at growers of tree crops. Since then, we’ve seen excellent results across growing regions.
Repeat customers are the best proof that the product works and works well.
Why is Drape Net trusted by so many growers?
Cost-effective protection for fruit crops
Comprehensive protection against hail & wind damage
Prevents damage from birds & insects
Offers UV Protection – reducing sunburn
Added benefit of codling moth exclusion
Easy to apply & remove quickly with Net Wizz Applicator
Netting Products
Insights
ARTICLE
Double Duty Nets Protect Apple Crop
by Leslie Mertz, Good Fruit Grower
March 7, 2023
“Hail netting can protect apples from more than hail. It can also shield trees from pests, according to a recent University of Minnesota study. The two-year study found that standard commercial hail netting essentially eliminated two major pest species — codling moth and apple maggot — from apple trees in a commercial orchard.”
STUDY
Organic Apples Codling Moth Exclusion
Dr. Alan Knight, Entomologist, Instar Biologicals
“For organic growers use of mating disruption, releases of sterile moths, weekly sprays of virus and oil, and four applications of Entrust can’t solve the threat from female moths flying into your orchard. Only netting can guarantee protection for your crop from codling moth.”
STUDY
Counting bad apples: Codling moth in the core of Apple Country
Counting bad apples: Codling moth in the core of Apple Country
Ben Bentele, Rogers Mesa Organic Agriculture Research Station Colorado State University
“Nets are drastic. But they work. “But what else changes?” you ask me…I hope this bulletin addresses more than just the economics. This is not a sales pitch. I am impartial to the data & keen to tell a story if it’s told to me.”
East Coast
Helen Giroux-Taylor
518-593-5342
hgiroux@drapenetnorthamerica.com
Ely Giroux
518-593-3346
egiroux@drapenetnorthamerica.com
West Coast
Dean Benson
509-530-9956
dbenson@drapenetnorthamerica.com
Chris Brown
509-518-0225
cbrown@drapenetnorthamerica.com
