Fruit fly attractants in mango plantations localed in Maracay, Venezuela.
Boscán de Martínez N., Valle A., Godoy F.
Author Affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas (INIA), Apdo. 588, Maracay 2101, estado Aragua, Venezuela.
Agronomía Tropical (Maracay) 51 : 259-267
Abstract : Five attractants for capturing fruit fly adult (Anastrepha spp. and Ceratitis capitata) were tested in mango plantations in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela. The attractants used were hydrolyzed protein Nulure 9% + borax 3% (N), ammonium 16% (A), urea 16% (U), torula extract (T) and sugarcane juice 80% (S). Homemade traps were built using disposable two-litre plastic bottles, with a circular hole 3 cm wide for the entrance of the flies. Every 15 days from 19 February to 8 August all traps were collected and trapped flies counted. Capture data were analysed through variance and Tukey means test at 5% probability. Results showed that the best attractant was A, which was 2.3, 4.4, 10.7 and 25.6 times superior than U, N, S and T, respectively. Anatrepha showed larger numbers of captured adults compared to C. capitata.