Protect your tree crops with cost effective, adaptable netting

by Tom Burfield, The Packer
August 7, 2023

Drape Net has been shown to protect fruit from hail, sunburn and bird damage, as well as eliminating codling moth problems for organic growers. With the use of the bullhorns the net can be secured on the center wire in the orchard for the off season, minimizing the labor for removal and reinstallation annually.

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.”

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.”