Evaluation of three types of traps for Mediterranean flies Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) in Santa Rosa, Guatemala, C.A.

In the south-east area of Guatemala, until 2005 a total of 275.30 hectares were dedicated to mandarinIn the south-east area of Guatemala, until 2005 a total of 275.30 hectares were dedicated to mandarinproduction, of which 78% (214.73 ha) are concentrated in the department of Santa Rosa, with themunicipalities of Chiquimula, Oratorio, Taxisco and Pueblo Nuevo Viñas; then 13% (35.78 ha) are in thedepartment of Jutiapa and the remaining 9% (24.75 ha) are in the department of Jalapa (Hernández, 2010).The Mediterranean fly damages more than 400 species of fruits and vegetables such as coffee cherries,mangoes, citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit, tangerine), apple, peach, pear, guava, star apple, plums, medlarand others (Moscamed Guatemala program , 2020).Trapping as defined by the FAO in 1990 is the official procedure carried out in a given period of time todetermine the characteristics of a pest population or to determine the species present within an area (IAEA,2005).