Baiting Anastrepha fruit flies in Mexico
Experiments were carried out in Mexico to investigate the effect of decomposition time of fruit fly baits on the number of ÿAnastrepha spp. (EPPO A1 quarantine pests) caught in McPhail traps. During the experiments a total of 1939 fruit flies were caught with a relative abundance of A. ludens (66.5%), A. obliqua (31.6%), A. serpentina (1.5%), A. distincta (0.02%) and A. fraterculus (0.05%). The highest number of fruit flies was caught using baits with 10 days decomposition time while the author concluded that baits with 7 days decomposition time are rather unattractive.
Sources
Malo, E.A. (1992) Effect of bait decomposition time on capture of Anastrepha fruit flies.
Florida Entomologist 75, 272-274.