Title: | Evaluation of Food Lures for Capture and Monitoring of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Temperate Fruit Trees |
Author(s): | Rosa JMD; Arioli CJ; Santos JPD; Menezes-Netto AC; Botton M; |
Address: | "Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Laboratorio de Entomologia, Lages, SC 88520-000, Brazil ( joatanmachado@gmail.com ). Corresponding author, e-mail: joatanmachado@gmail.com. EPAGRI, Estacao Experimental de Sao Joaquim, Rua Joao F. Nunes, 102, Jardim Caicara, Sao Joaquim, SC 88600-000, Brazil (cristianoarioli@epagri.sc.gov.br). EPAGRI, Estacao Experimental de Cacador, Rua Abilio Franco, 1500, Bom Sucesso, Cacador, SC 89500-000, Brazil (janapereira@epagri.sc.gov.br). EPAGRI, Estacao Experimental de Videira, Rua Joao Zardo, 1660, Campo Experimental, Videira, SC 89560-000, Brazil (alexandrenetto@epagri.sc.gov.br). Embrapa Uva e Vinho, Rua Livramento, 515, Bento Goncalves, RS 95700-000, Brazil (marcos.botton@embrapa.br)" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1938-291X (Electronic) 0022-0493 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the main pest of fruit trees grown in temperate climates in the southern region of Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of the major commercial food lures used in Brazil for trapping and monitoring of A. fraterculus in plum, pear, and feijoa orchards. The assessed lures were hydrolyzed proteins of animal origin (CeraTrap) and plant origin (BioAnastrepha), torula yeast + borax (Torula), and grape juice. Response variables included the rate of adult capture (flies per trap per day, FTD) and the percentage of females captured. We also evaluated the number of times the weekly capture rate exceeded the traditional threshold of 0.5 FTD for each lure. Traps baited with grape juice, currently used for monitoring A. fraterculus in Southern Brazil, captured fewer adults and a lower percentage of females compared with the other lures. CeraTrap trapped a greater number of A. fraterculus adults and, in some cases, a lower percentage of females compared with the other lures in pears. Traps baited with CeraTrap had greater capture rates (FTD), particularly during the stages of fruit maturation and harvest, and even in years with low population density of A. fraterculus, thus demonstrating greater sensitivity in the detection of this pest. These results show that, in order to detect and monitor the presence of A. fraterculus in plum, feijoa, and pear crops, protein-based lures are superior to grape juice, especially the animal protein CeraTrap" |
Keywords: | Animals Brazil *Chemotaxis Feijoa/growth & development Female Insect Control/*methods Male Odorants/analysis Pheromones/*pharmacology Prunus domestica/growth & development Pyrus/growth & development Tephritidae/*physiology Anastrepha fraterculus control i; |
Notes: | "MedlineRosa, J M da Arioli, C J Santos, J P Dos Menezes-Netto, A C Botton, M eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2017/03/24 J Econ Entomol. 2017 Jun 1; 110(3):995-1001. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox084" |