National Fruit Fly Control and Eradication Programme in Argentina (PROCEM). Mass Trapping in Urban Areas.
July 2014
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Gustavo Taret; Fernando Murúa & Wilda Ramírez Programa de Control y Erradicación de Mosca de los Frutos (PROCEM), Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA), Buenos Aires, Argentina 9th ISFFEI, Bangkok, Thailand Inglés
Mass trapping proved to be useful technique for the suppression of fruit fly populations in urban areas of the Province of San Juan. The trials carried out in the target area suggest that liquid retention system based on protein solution is convenient not only because of its trapping performance, but also for its reduced toxicity, relatively high persistence of the attractiveness, and low maintenance.