Fruit flies limit the productivity and profitability of vegetable and fruit crops. The goal of the USDA-ARS areawide fruit fly suppression program is to increase the competitiveness of local growers. The University of Hawaii, USDA ARS, and Hawaii Department of Agriculture collaborated on the transfer of technologies for fruit fly management. Four economically important fruit fly species were targeted. They are the Bactrocera dorsalis, B. cucurbitae, B. latifrons, and Ceratitis capitata. B. cucurbitae is a key pest of fruiting vegetable and was first targeted on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu. Two of four technologies were implemented. The spinosad bait sprays and male annihilation tactics have significantly reduced populations in the targeted farming regions on the islands of Oahu and Maui. Logic based extension methods were used to assure program sustainability.
Species 1: Diptera Tephritidae Bactrocera cucurbitae (melon fly)
Keywords: IPM, area-wide pest management
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