Paul, Thanks for the white wine tip. No big trees on the homestead, but lots of small trees we've planted. Been too sick and cold to even try Hugh's method. I like the simplicity of the rope. And temps will rise into the 40s overnight this week. Will report if I get any moths. Jackie On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Paul <pandlscharf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ** > Jackie, Buy a very cheap bottle of White Wine and add about 2-3 spoons of > sugar to it. Shake it and let it sit, although I usually use it the same > night . The longer it sits the better. Cut a piece of clothesline ( I've > been using anchor rope lately ) to about a three foot length and dip both > ends ( go up the ends a good 12 inches ) in the wine bottle . Hang the rope > over a limb so both ends are dangling . On a good night, during the winter, > the ropes will be covered with moths . Best time is between dusk to around > 2000 hrs and when the temperature is in the low 40s. I usually hang between > 4-6 ropes on varous limbs or off the porch lights. I usually dip the ropes > back into the wine nightly , but I've seen moths still come to the ropes > without redipping them . Paul > -- <") ( \ / |`` Jackie