Two Low-Cost Food Attractants for Capturing Toxotrypana curvicauda (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Field

Abstract

Adults of the papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, living in wild vegetation in Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico, were captured using McPhail traps baited with pineapple juice or brown sugar. Maximum capture peaks occurred during August and November in the afternoon. Baits were most effective when aged over a 4-d period. Traps baited with brown sugar captured the highest number of adults, and both baits were more attractive to females than males. Potential use of these baits for pest management and research is discussed, considering that this is the first report of pineapple juice being attractive to the papaya fruit fly.

Evaluation of Food Lures for Capture and Monitoring of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Temperate Fruit Trees

“…Mangan and Thomas (2014) stated that grape juice starts the fermentation process quickly, generating an unpleasant smell. To avoid that, Epsky et al (2015) suggest the addition of preservatives, which can also change the conditions of lures and, thus, influence the production of volatile compounds and the attractiveness of the formulations to insects (Castrej on-G omez et al 2004, Epsky et al 2015. A third possible factor is competition of odors inside orchards, between the fruits and the lures, mainly during the stage of fruit maturation (Cornelius et al 2000, L opez-Guillén et al 2010, and Jahnke et al 2014).…”

The relationship of farm surroundings and local infestation pressure to pest management in cultivatedPassifloraspecies in Colombia?

“…or Ceratitis sp. (Aluja and Pin˜ero 2004;Castrejon-Gomez et al 2004;Manrakhan and Lux 2008). Local use of fruit juices for lonchaeid trapping is consistent with the high attractiveness of the juices of guava, pineapple, coffee or grape to Tephritidae (Vargas et al 1997;CastrejonGomez et al 2004;Da Silva et al 2006;Manrakhan and Lux 2008).…”

Trapping and the Detection, Control, and Regulation of Tephritid Fruit Flies

“…Landolt and Reed (1990) reported oviposition attraction of females to green papaya host fruit and suggested that host odors may influence oviposition behavior. More recently, Castrejón-Gómez et al (2004) tested brown sugar and pineapple juice as two low cost attractants for use in field trapping of T. curvicauda. The success of the pheromone for use in trapping of this species has limited the search for a true parapheromone or kairomone for use in applied trapping programs.…”

“…Although not always as effective as aqueous protein-baited traps, Castrejón-Gómez et al (2004) found that traps baited with aqueous solutions of brown sugar (1 kg/L) could be used to capture T. curvicauda, and that the highest capture was obtained after bait solutions had aged 3-4 days in the field. Such low cost, readily available materials may provide alternatives for growers for population suppression and improved crop protection.…”