| Title: | A New Visual Trap for Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| Author(s): | Daniel C; Mathis S; Feichtinger G; |
| Address: | "Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, Postfach 219, CH-5070 Frick, Switzerland. claudia.daniel@fibl.org. Fachstelle Pflanzenschutz Strickhof, Eschikon, Postfach, CH-8315 Lindau, Switzerland. info@kcb-samen.ch. Fachstelle Pflanzenschutz Strickhof, Eschikon, Postfach, CH-8315 Lindau, Switzerland. georg.feichtinger@strickhof.ch" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is the most important pest of sweet cherries in Europe. The aim of our experiments was to develop a new, cost-efficient, lead chromate-free and more eco-friendly trap for monitoring and mass trapping of R. cerasi. Five different-colored yellow panels and three different trap shapes were compared to a standard Rebell((R)) amarillo trap in three experimental orchards in 2012. Trap color F, with a strong increase in reflectance at 500-550 nm and a secondary peak in the UV-region at 300-400 nm, captured significantly more flies than the standard Rebell((R)) amarillo trap. Yellow traps with increased reflectance in the blue region (400-500 nm) were least attractive. Trap shape was of minor importance, as long as the object was three-dimensional and visible from all directions. Based on economic and practical considerations, a cylinder-shaped trap 'UFA-Samen Kirschenfliegenfalle' was developed for commercial use and is currently under on-farm evaluation" |
| Keywords: | Diptera Rhagoletis cerasi Tephritidae monitoring yellow sticky trap; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEDaniel, Claudia Mathis, Samuel Feichtinger, Georg eng Switzerland 2014/01/01 Insects. 2014 Jul 18; 5(3):564-76. doi: 10.3390/insects5030564" |
