April 2008
Posters | Cera-Trap®
Cera Trap system has been proven to be an effective system against the fruit fly with a good persistence during the whole campaign without manipulation. It successfully controls the pest population due to its capture capacity, decreases medfly fruit damage and therefore gives a good opportunity to the IPM strategies as well as organic citrus and fruit harvest
January 2008
Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®
Field trials were conducted on sensitive mandarin trees (Citrus reticulate cv. Beatriz and Oronules) and fig trees (Ficus carica cv. Colar) in Tarragona, Alicante and Murcia (Spain) to assess the effectiveness of an enzymatic hydrolyzed specifically developed protein (Cera Trap®) against the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera Tephritidae). The efficacy of Cera Trap (CT) was evaluated against standard farm control strategies (mass trapping or chemical tr...
September 2006
Posters | Cera-Trap®
We present a new and biological medfly control method with a high efficacy. CERA TRAP® is based on a liquid protein obtained by an exclusive method of enzymatic hydrolisis and is able to reduce the pesticide application at minimum or even making completely unnecessary. It is an easy to use technique and a more economical energy and labor cost solution than the traditional pesticides applications. CERA TRAP composition is free of pesticides and is not necessary to add any in the traps. Trial...
September 2006
Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®
Diptera: Tephritidae is one of the most destructive agricultural pests in citrus and fruit trees worldwide particularly in temperate and hot growing areas. In Spain, the total affected surface is over 300.000 ha. including citrus, fruit trees, table grapes and even vegetables like peppers in integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Currently, medfly common control strategies to avoid fruit damage are based on several applications of pesticides with low efficiency results. These crops produ...
July 2006
Posters | Cera-Trap®
The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is one of the most destructive agricultural pests worldwide. It is native of sub-Saharan Africa and has a long history of invasion success. CERA TRAP® is an attractant formulation free of pesticides based on a liquid protein obtained by an exclusive method of enzymatic hydrolisis.