Evaluación de tres tipos de trampas para moscas del Mediterráneo Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) en Zacapa, Guatemala, C.A.

November 2020

In Guatemala, the harvest season covers from February to June, and of the total production, it is estimatedIn Guatemala, the harvest season covers from February to June, and of the total production, it is estimatedthat 80% is exported to the United States market, and only the remaining 20% is destined for the regionalmarket and the European Union (EU). The departments in which mango production is focused areRetalhuleu, Santa Rosa, Suchitepéquez, Escuintla, San Marcos, and Jutiapa, among oth...

Electrophysiological responses of medfly to Cera Trap®and its impact on non-target insects

October 2020

Posters | Cera-Trap®

Efforts to control medfly pest relayed on bait sprays with toxic insecticides. The use of mass trapping in IPM strategies has proven to be efficient. However, there has been much debate regarding the potential undesirable attractant impacts on non-target organisms. CeraTrap®(CT) is a pesticide-free attractant based on a liquid protein mixture successfully used over the last fifteen years on citrus, pome and stonefruits aswell as tropical and subtropical fruits.

Mass trapping is a viable alternative to insecticides for management of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in apple orchards in Brazil

October 2020

Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®

We evaluated a new integrated pest-management system for Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830), the mainWe evaluated a new integrated pest-management system for Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830), the maininsect pest of apple crops in Brazil. Our strategy combined mass trapping and application of toxic baits in cropsystems without (Area 1) and with (Area 3) anti-hail netting. The treatments were compared with the conventionalmanagement (applications of toxic baits ...

Field efficacy of commercial food attractants for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) mass trapping and their impacts on non-target organisms in peach orchards

February 2020

Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®

The use of mass trapping in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) schemes targeting Ceratitis capitata Wiedmann (Diptera: Tephritidae) has proved to be efficient. However, there has been much disagreement regarding the potential undesirable impacts of such attractant on non-target organisms. In this study, two years field trials were conducted in two peach orchards to assess the efficacy of two synthetic food-based baits from different origins (one from vegetal origin and Continue Reading

Attractive ability of CeraTrap® on Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha spp. in handle var. kent

November 2019

Scientific Communications | Cera-Trap®

In the town of Motupe, Lambayeque, in a commercial field of mango Kent, 15 years old, the present experiment was carried out with the aim of measuring the attraction and capture capacity of Cera Trap on the fruit flies Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha spp, compared to attractants based on hydrolyzed protein and torula yeast. The food attractants were placed in 1.5 L plastic bottles, with four 0.8 mm diameter holes equidistant in the lower third of the bottle and installed in the lower third...

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Cera-Trap®

Evaluación de tres tipos de trampas para moscas del Mediterráneo Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) en Zacapa, Guatemala, C.A.

Electrophysiological responses of medfly to Cera Trap®and its impact on non-target insects

Mass trapping is a viable alternative to insecticides for management of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in apple orchards in Brazil

Field efficacy of commercial food attractants for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) mass trapping and their impacts on non-target organisms in peach orchards

Attractive ability of CeraTrap® on Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha spp. in handle var. kent

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