Comparison of attractants for Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Mexico: is there a better attractant than CeraTrap®?

Fruit fly monitoring using effective attractants is a key tool in the integration of pest control strategies.

The present study compared the capture efficacy of Anastrepha obliqua using six attractants that are commercially available in Mexico. In three field experiments in mango var. manila orchards, CeraTrap®, an attractant comprising enzymatically-hydrolyzed animal proteins, was significantly more effective than chemically-hydrolyzed proteins mixed with borax (Captor 300...

Comparison of attractivs and traps for the capture of fruit flu in orange (Citrus sinensis L. osbeck)

Despite management programs and control systems established to date in citrus for fruit flies, it remains a major phytosanitary problem for orange crop in Mexico, mainly due to lack of viable alternatives and economic conditions for small farmers. In this experiment, a higher incidence of Anastrepha ludens was detected, followed by A. obliqua and in less quantity A. striata. The trap-attractant binomial with best capture effectiveness was Ceratrap-PET, followed by Ceratrap-Multilure. The fem...

Electrophysiological Responses of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata, to the Cera Trap® Lure: Exploring Released Antennally-Active Compounds

The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a worldwide pest of agriculture able to use olfactory cues to locate habitat, food sources, mates and oviposition sites. The sensitivity of medfly olfaction has been exploited to develop olfactorybased attractants that are currently important tools for detection, control and eradication of its populations. Among these is Cera Trap® (BIOIBERICA, S.A.U.), a cost-effective bait. Here we ...

Mass trapping evaluation with Cera Trap® for the control of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) in mango plantations in the Zacapa region of Guatemala, C.A.

In Guatemala, one factor that stimulates the economy is the growth and expansion of mango consumption,In Guatemala, one factor that stimulates the economy is the growth and expansion of mango consumption,those can be nationally and internationally by exports represented by the Ataulfo mango for the market inthe United States, Europe and Central American (Honduras and El Salvador). To this market dynamism canbe added the transformations that can be carried out in the medium and long term, acc...

Mass trapping evaluation with Cera Trap® as compared to sprays GF-120 NF Naturalyte 0.02 B.C. for the control of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) on coffee plantations at Acatenango region of Guatemala, C.A.

The activity of the Guatemalan coffee grower sector has generated a number of positive effects such as theThe activity of the Guatemalan coffee grower sector has generated a number of positive effects such as thecreation of employment, foreign exchange income and increased production; but it has similarly created aseries negative effects such as those that are now lived where coffee growers have been forced to look upfor new planting alternatives facing the strong global crisis that goes thr...