I've got some new photos provided by Karen Snape, area forester, who banded a maple tree with quilt batting, a fabric strip and "lots of staples."  She has caught adult moths!  See them in the photos below.  Thanks to Karen for providing photographic evidence that we all need to be looking for!

Two female moths caught in the band.

Three male moths caught.

Photo of the banded maple tree.

Another quick post sent in from a King George gardener: I used nylon cord to wrap around the top & bottom of the tree wrap. This prevented the swagging . After stapling, I then tied the fine nylon string around the band, then applied the tangle foot.

I can see how this would help.  Maybe I can tie some string around the sticky band that loosened on the trees here at the office.  Better than making a mess of the stapler. --T

http://www.crabbeaviation.com/

Crabbe Aviation does aerial spraying in our area and is available to spray Bt for fall canker worms after hatching.  For more information, see the link above.