Evaluation of Traps and Lures for Mass Trapping of Mediterranean Fruit Fly in Citrus Groves

Navarro‐Llopis, Vicente; Alfaro, Fernando D.; Domı́nguez, Javier; Sanchis, Juan; Primo, Jaime

doi:10.1093/jee/101.1.126

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“…Trap position at each site was rerandomized every 3 wk or monthly in the last 3 mo. Membranes in all traps were replaced once after 13 wk, because they remain attractive to A. ludens and C. capitata for up to 3Ð 4 mo (Thomas et al 2001, Robacker and Czokajlo 2005, Navarro-Lopis et al 2008.…”

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Attraction ofCeratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae) and Endemic and Introduced Nontarget Insects to BioLure Bait and Its Individual Components in Hawaii

2010

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BioLure, a synthetic food attractant for Mediterranean fruit fly [Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)], is composed of three chemicals (ammonium acetate, trimethylamine hydrochloride, and putrescine). We deployed these components together and in separate MultiLure traps across predominantly native forests, non-native forests, farmlands, orchards, and residential areas on the islands of Hawaii and Maui, to evaluate attraction of C. capitata and nontarget insects. Large numbers (as many as 186 per trap per day) of mainly saprophagous nontarget flies (primarily Drosophilidae, Chloropidae, Lonchaeidae, Neriidae, Otitidae, and Calliphoridae) were attracted to BioLure. Very few predators, parasitoids, or pollinators were attracted. Native species, predominantly drosophilid and calliphorid flies, were attracted in large numbers in endemic forests, but mostly (at least 88%) introduced species were collected in orchards, backyards, and non-native forest. A comparison of attraction to the three separate components versus combined components in traps revealed that ammonium acetate and, to a lesser extent, putrescine are the key components attractive to nontarget species. Omitting the putrescine ingredient from BioLure did not drastically decrease C. capitata catches but reduced nontarget captures by 20%.

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Attraction ofCeratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae) and Endemic and Introduced Nontarget Insects to BioLure Bait and Its Individual Components in Hawaii

2010

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“…For successful control by mass trapping or lure-and-kill strategies, lures capable of attracting high numbers of adult females, and which compete favorably with natural odor sources, are considered advantageous (Phelan and Baker, 1987;El-Sayed et al, 2006Navarro-Llopis et al, 2008;Witzgall et al, 2010). When this attraction is combined with extensive trapping before damage occurs, and the pest species has a univoltine lifecycle, the chance of success of a mass trapping should increase (El-Sayed et al, 2006).…”

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Efficient Mass Trapping: Catching the Pest, Calliphora vicina, (Diptera, Calliphoridae), of Norwegian Stockfish Production

2011

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Attracting high numbers of adult females, extensive trapping prior to damage, and a pest species with a predominantly univoltine lifecycle, are important factors contributing to the success of mass-trapping programs. We conducted a mass-trapping experiment over 4 years, using yellow sticky traps and odor-baited funnel traps for control of the blowfly Calliphora vicina in stockfish production areas in Loften, Norway. Blowfly-related damage to fish in five mass-trapping sites was compared with damage at five control sites. Population monitoring established a connection between blowfly activity and damage. Blowfly activity in the period from mid-April to mid-May was correlated with damage to fish in the same year. Interception (sticky) traps, based on visual cues, caught blowflies during the early drying period, whereas odor-baited funnel traps were more effective during the later drying period, and continued to catch flies throughout the year until late autumn. In the funnel traps, 80% of the captured flies were females. Compared to control sites, mass trapping reduced overall damage to stockfish by 8-31%. In the final year of the experiment, we compared mass-trapping and control treatments, controlling for drying time period and sun exposure (which both contribute to damage), and found a damage reduction of 63%. Thus, mass-trapping with a female-attracting kairomone, and using traps of different functionality to extend the critical trapping period, in accord with pest phenology, is an efficient method for control of C. vicina in stockfish production.

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“…No such bait is commercially available for the genus Calliphora, but there are reports of attraction to oligosulphides (Nilssen et al 1996;Stensmyr et al 2002). Sticky traps and funnel/ box/entry traps are used for Diptera (Broumas et al 2002;Diaz-Fleischer et al 2009;Hall et al 2003;Navarro-Llopis et al 2008;Pickens et al 1994;Urech et al 2009), and lures can be combined with either type of trap. Furthermore, colours such as white and yellow are also known to attract the blowfly Lucilia sericata Meigen, 1826 (Wall et al 1992b), and these should be considered as possible trap colours.…”

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Blowfly (Diptera, Calliphoridae) damage on stockfish in northern Norway: pest species, damage assessment and the potential of mass trapping

2010

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Production of high quality stockfish in northern Norway takes place from February to May. The dominant blowfly species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) with adults present during stockfish production were Calliphora vicina and Protophormia terraenovae. Larval collections identified the damage-causing species to be C. vicina. Other saprophagous blowfly species were only found after the production period. Fish dried in sun-exposed locations experienced more damage than fish in shaded locations, and the risk of damage was higher in fish dried later in the production period. Yellow sticky traps and funnel traps baited with dimethyl trisulphide were tested for their potential in mass trapping. Sticky traps caught flies during early spring, while funnel traps increased in efficiency closer to summer. Attraction to dimethyl trisulphide was found to be significantly higher for C. vicina compared to P. terraenovae, and the catch of C. vicina consisted of 92% females. The catch of female flies during the critical drying period consisted of 5-30% of the estimated number of flies having caused damage. The target specificity with high female catches and the cost efficiency of these traps indicate that mass trapping can be used as an integrated part of a management program to reduce damage from blowflies in stockfish producing areas.

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Evaluation of Traps and Lures for Mass Trapping of Mediterranean Fruit Fly in Citrus Groves

Abstract: Total females captured divided by total flies. Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% level by Fisher's protected LSD.

Cited by 70 publications

References 15 publications

Attraction ofCeratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae) and Endemic and Introduced Nontarget Insects to BioLure Bait and Its Individual Components in Hawaii

Attraction ofCeratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae) and Endemic and Introduced Nontarget Insects to BioLure Bait and Its Individual Components in Hawaii

Efficient Mass Trapping: Catching the Pest, Calliphora vicina, (Diptera, Calliphoridae), of Norwegian Stockfish Production

Blowfly (Diptera, Calliphoridae) damage on stockfish in northern Norway: pest species, damage assessment and the potential of mass trapping

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