8th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance

Mass trapping techniques have been consolidated as an effective solution to control Medfly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) worldwide. One of the reasons for their success is the strong attraction that ammonia odor exerts to the females, which are the damaging fruit agent and the dominant factor for pest multiplication. Among females, it is believed that the youngest are more attracted to proteinic compounds due to the need for an external supply of protein for ovary maturation. Wit...

Cera Trap, a mass trapping system for the control of the Ceratitis capitata in citrus fruit crops.

The fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is one of the most damaging and difficult pest to control for citrus fruit production and other fruit crops since it is, among other factors, highly polyphagous and widely spread.The traditional control method of this pest, based mainly on insecticide treatments close to harvest time, is currently not well thought of because of its toxicological and environmental concerns.CeraTrap is an attractant formulation of natural origin, free of pesticides and based on...

II Jornadas sobre feromonas, atrayentes, trampas y control biológico: alternativas para la agricultura del siglo XXI

30th Conference on Phytosanitary Products

Cera Trap® is a product developed by Bioibérica SA in the form of a soluble concentrate (SL) based on hydrolyzed proteins; it is intended for use in agriculture as a food attractant to trap fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata). It comes in two presentations: a) a liquid attractant in bottles, for use with fly traps such as Tephri-Trap (CT) with funnels; b) a ready-to-use system in bottles, which includes the liquid attractant and the trap in a single product (CTB), with an attractant effect th...

Mass Trapping of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Cera Trap is a new system for mass trapping of the Mediterranean fruit fly; it does not use insecticide in its formulation or in its application in the field. It has a considerable attraction effect on adult flies and a minimal effect on other fauna. Cera Trap uses a protein hydrolysate to capture Ceratitis capitata. The Cera Trap system captures females in a higher proportion than males.