Supplies:
7 – foundationless frames (or frames with foundation if that’s what you prefer)
1 – frame of old brood comb (if you don’t have any see Loading Swarm Traps)
1- snack size zip-lock bag
Lemongrass oil (LGO) (preferably in a bottle with a dropper)
A paper towel (ripped approximately in half)
A tube of 100% silicone
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- Gather your LGO, dropper, paper towel, and zip-lock bag. Fold your half – paper towel so that it will fit inside the zip-lock. Take the dropper and put 5-10 drops of LGO onto the paper towel. I usually do 6 drops in half my traps and 8 drops in the other half. Place it inside the zip-lock and seal it leaving about 1” of one side unsealed.
- Place 1 frame of old brood comb roughly in the center and the foundationless or undrawn frames around it until they are all in there. 3 on one side and 4 on the other. I have seen on forums that others do this by placing the brood comb on one side or the other with all the empty frames in the center. That may work. I began doing it this way and it has worked well enough for me to not change anything.
The old comb is placed roughly in the center of the trap with empty frames filling the remainder.
- Place the bag with the paper towel in it on top of the frames
Baggie containing the LGO treated paper towel on top of the frames.
- Align and place your lid on the trap.
Lid on.
- After securing the lid I like to put a little dab of 100% silicone on the screw heads to keep water from penetrating the plywood top.
100% silicone used to cover screw heads on the lid.
- You are ready to go hang that thing on a tree!!!
