Home made beating tray (Pest and disease assessment)

Materials:

• 1 piece of thin plywood or hardboard, 400 x 625 mm for the tray
• 1 piece of hard or soft wood 30 x 15 x 400 mm to act as a handle
• 2 m of approximately 6-8 mm square beading to form an edge around the tray

1. Fix the handle to tray, in the same plane as the tray with one end in the centre of the tray and the other protruding 200 mm half way along a long edge.
2. Fix the beading around the edge of tray.
3. Paint the tray a light colour so that insects are easily visible and so that the tray surface can be wiped clean and to protect the wood from water.