Two Low-Cost Food Attractants for Capturing Toxotrypana curvicauda (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Field

Adults of the papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, living in wild vegetation in Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico, were captured using McPhail traps baited with pineapple juice or brown sugar. Maximum capture peaks occurred during August and November in the afternoon. Baits were most effect...

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Published in:Journal of economic entomology 2004-04, Vol.97 (2), p.310-315
Main Authors: Castrejón-Gómez, Víctor R., Aluja, Martín, Arzuffi, René, Villa, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ananas
Animals
baits
Beverages
Biological and medical sciences
brown sugar
Carbohydrates
Carica - growth & development
Control
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
Female
Fruit
fruit flies
fruit fly attractants
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
gender differences
Generalities
insect attractants
insect control
Insect Control - methods
insect pests
insect traps
Male
McPhail trap
Pheromones
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
pineapple juice
Protozoa. Invertebrates
seasonal variation
Tephritidae
Tephritidae - physiology
Toxotrypana curvicauda
trapping
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Summary:Adults of the papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, living in wild vegetation in Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico, were captured using McPhail traps baited with pineapple juice or brown sugar. Maximum capture peaks occurred during August and November in the afternoon. Baits were most effective when aged over a 4-d period. Traps baited with brown sugar captured the highest number of adults, and both baits were more attractive to females than males. Potential use of these baits for pest management and research is discussed, considering that this is the first report of pineapple juice being attractive to the papaya fruit fly.
ISSN:0022-0493
1938-291X
0022-0493
DOI:10.1603/0022-0493-97.2.310