Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 9:05 AM
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Efficacy of GF-120 fruit fly bait sprays against Bactrocera spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

Jaime C. Pinero, jpinero@ctahr.hawaii.edu1, Roger I. Vargas, roger.vargas@ars.usda.gov2, Neil Miller, neil.miller@ars.usda.gov2, and Ronald Mau, maur@ctahr.hawaii.edu1. (1) University of Hawaii - Manoa, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, 3050 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI, (2) USDA-ARS, 64 Nowelo St, Hilo, HI

Greenhouse and field tests were conducted in the Island of Hawaii to quantify the response of oriental fruit fly and melon fly to GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait associated with varying amounts of ammonium acetate. Contrasting results were noted in the response of each fly species to the different formulations of GF-120, a finding that may have implications for the management of both species of tephritids using this protein lure.


Species 1: Diptera Tephritidae Bactrocera dorsalis (oriental fruit fly)
Species 2: Diptera Tephritidae Bactrocera cucurbitae (melon fly)