TY - JOUR
T1 - Two low-cost food attractants for capturing Toxotrypana curvicauda (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the field
AU - Castrejón-Gómez, Víctor R.
AU - Aluja, Martín
AU - Arzuffi, René
AU - Villa, Patricia
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - Adults of the papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, living in wild vegetation in Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico, were captured using McPhail traps baited with pineapple juice or brown sugar. Maximum capture peaks occurred during August and November in the afternoon. Baits were most effective when aged over a 4-d period. Traps baited with brown sugar captured the highest number of adults, and both baits were more attractive to females than males. Potential use of these baits for pest management and research is discussed, considering that this is the first report of pineapple juice being attractive to the papaya fruit fly.
AB - Adults of the papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, living in wild vegetation in Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico, were captured using McPhail traps baited with pineapple juice or brown sugar. Maximum capture peaks occurred during August and November in the afternoon. Baits were most effective when aged over a 4-d period. Traps baited with brown sugar captured the highest number of adults, and both baits were more attractive to females than males. Potential use of these baits for pest management and research is discussed, considering that this is the first report of pineapple juice being attractive to the papaya fruit fly.
KW - Fruit fly attractants
KW - McPhail trap
KW - Pineapple juice
KW - Tephritidae
KW - Toxotrypana curvicauda
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=2342621488&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/jee/97.2.310
DO - 10.1093/jee/97.2.310
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0022-0493
VL - 97
SP - 310
EP - 315
JO - Journal of Economic Entomology
JF - Journal of Economic Entomology
IS - 2
ER -