Flexible acoustical device to detect feeding sounds of Caribbean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae in mango, cultivar Francis.
Sharp J. L., Thalman R. K., Webb J. C., Masuda S.
Author Affiliation: Subtropical Hort. Res. Sta., ARS, USDA, Miami, FL 33158, USA.
Journal of Economic Entomology 81 : 406-409
Abstract : A flexible detector which transmits feeding sounds of larvae of Anastrepha suspensa is described. The detector was tested on the mango cultivar 'Francis,' which is elongated in shape and compressed laterally. Flexibility eliminates the need for different detectors for each mango size. The detector can be constructed to fit spherical mangos of different sizes or other commodities such as citrus, pome and stone fruits.