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August 5, 2015

Moth NIght Preview: Painting Trees with Moth Bait

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Besides bright lights, moths are attracted to trees painted with a sweet goo called moth bait.

We will try this at Moth Night on DSCN9903Monday, using a recipe found here.

(The goo does not harm the tree and disappears within a few days.)

Marsh Warden Mike Limatola and I tried some of the goo last night, without much success, but will tweak the recipe for Monday night. 

The goo did work at Moth Night in the Meadowlands.

Photo of underwing moth on Meadowlands tree below.
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