2nd Quality Summer Reusable Wood Trays for Leafcutter Bees - 78-Hole

How to use the Medium Leafcutter Wood Tray Cartridge

• Place the trays outdoors in June or whenever your area is ready for your Leafcutter cocoons to go out for emergence
• Needs to be located in a spot that will not allow the trays to get soaked due to rain. Provide about 2-3" of overhang.  You can always reuse your Mason Bee House with this trays with no adverse issues to either bee since one is spring and other is a summer pollinator.
• Once Leafcutters are done flying, bring the trays into a garage or well ventilated shed, (around end of August).
• Store the trays with the open holes facing up.

Optional Leafcutter InvitaBee! Leafcutter bees tend to naturally disperse. Crown Bees has developed a pheromone that has shown to attract more leafcutter bees to nest than disperse. For your success, we strongly encourage you to try this attractant out.

How to Harvest your Trays 

• Leafcutters are generally harvested from the trays in the early spring.
• Remove tape from around the wooden trays stacked together to form the block.
• Unstack the trays one at a time, carefully removing leafy cocoons from each channel
• Once all cocoons are removed, the trays are ready to be cleaned and stored for next season.
• If your tray has green elastic bands, they are reusable year after year.  Simply place the bands around the trays after cleaning.
• Keep your cocoons in a cooler outside location, protected from predators.  

How to Clean your Trays 

• Clean the individual trays on both sides with a scrub brush to remove excess pollen and other debris.
• If your tray has green elastic bands, they are reusable year after year.
• Store the cartridge in a dry location for next season.