Net Enclosures Disrupt Codling Moth Dispersal Not Establishment - Data Set

To maintain control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella (L.)), apple growers have pursued the use of exclusion netting. The structures implemented range from row covers which are supported by the tree canopy and tied off to the trunk, to full block enclosures which are supported by trellis systems and allow access for workers and equipment. It is uncertain if these nets provide a physical or behavioral barrier to codling moth and if they can prevent establishment in new blocks. To determine the effects of netting we conducted field trials with wild and sterile moths using small (3 trees) and large (48 trees) cages to evaluate the permeability of the netting and the establishment of wild moths.These are the data from those experiments which are used for the publication in Agricultural and Forest Entomology entitled, "Net enclosures disrupt codling moth dispersal not establishment".