Marshall W. Johnson, mjohnson@uckac.edu1, Hannah Nadel, hnadel@uckac.edu1, and Kent M. Daane, daane@uckac.edu2. (1) University of California at Riverside, Entomology, UC Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, CA, (2) University of California at Berkeley, Insect Biology, 201 Wellman Hall #3112, Berkeley, CA
GF-120 NF Naturalyte Fruit Fly Bait (Dow AgroSciences LLC) is the only approved compound for control of olive fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in California. Because high summer temperatures may negatively impact GF-120 residues over time, field studies were conducted to quantify potential loses in efficacy. To determine impacts, two concentrations of GF-120 mixed in water were examined: a 1.5:1 mixture of water to GF-120 and a 4:1 mixture of water to GF-120. These were compared to a 4:1 mixture of water to a "blank" formulation of GF-120 that did not contain any Spinosad®. October 2003 tests showed that 21 days after treatment (DAT), mean adult mortality in the 1.5:1 solution residue held at 77.9%, but flies exposed to the 4:1 solution exhibited a mortality of only 17.7%. In August 2004 tests, mean mortalities of flies exposed to the 1.5 : 1 residues from 4 to 21 DAT ranged from 99.2 to 90.6%. During the same time period, mortality at 72 hours post exposure in the 4:1 ratio residue dropped from 96.5% on Day 4 to 67.5% on Day 21. In September 2004 tests, mean mortalities of flies exposed to the 1.5 : 1 ratio residues from 4 to 21 DAT ranged from 83.4 to 97.5%. All three studies indicate that the dilution of 1.5:1 (water to GF-120) will kill a greater percentage of the test population for 21 days than will the 4:1 dilution, with the latter losing significant impact between 7 to 14 days.
Species 1: Diptera Tephritidae
Bactrocera oleae (Olive Fruit Fly)
Keywords: Spinosad, Olives
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