Evaluation of food attractants for the adult monitoring of fruit fly in South American apple crops.
November 2014
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Marcos Botton, Luiz Gonzaga Ribeiro, Rafaela Alves dos Santos Peron. Embrapa Uva e Vinho, Bento Gonçalves, RS (Brazil), Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Brazil) XIII ENFRUTE, Fraiburgo, SC, Brazil Portugués
The objective of the trail was to evaluate the effectiveness of food attractants in the capture of adults of Anastrepha fraterculus on apple trees in Brazil. In all orchards evaluated the total fruit flies captured was greater in the traps baited with CeraTrap®, followed by Torula, BioAnastrepha® and red grape juice. The attractant of CeraTrap® is more effective in the period of pre and fruit harvest.