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Area-wide suppression of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, and the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, in Kamuela, Hawaii.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Vargas, Roger I. Piñero, Jaime C. Mau, Ronald F. L. Jang, Eric B. Klungness, Lester M. McInnis, Donald O. Harris, Ernest B. McQuate, Grant T. Bautista, Renato C. Wong, Lyle |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service initiated an area-wide fruit fly management program in Hawaii in 2000. The first demonstration site was established in Kamuela, Hawaii, USA. This paper documents suppression of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), and the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in a 40 km2 area containing urban, rural and agricultural zones during a 6 year period. The suppression techniques included sanitation, GF-120 NF Naturalyte Fruit Fly Bait sprays, male annihilation, Biolure® traps, and parasitoids against C. capitata and B. dorsalis. In addition, small numbers of sterile males were released against B. dorsalis. Substantial reductions in fruit infestation levels were achieved for both species (90.7 and 60.7% for C. capitata and B. dorsalis, respectively) throughout the treatment period. Fruit fly captures in the 40 km2 treatment area were significantly lower during the 6 year period than those recorded in three non-treated areas. The strategy of combining suppression techniques in an area-wide approach is discussed. |
| Page Count | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Insect Science |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC3016956 |
| PubMed reference number | 20883128 |
| e-ISSN | 15362442 |
| DOI | 10.1673/031.010.13501 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Library |
| Publisher Date | 2010-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2010 |
| Subject Keyword | bait spray Integrated Pest Management male annihilation monitoring Tephritidae |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine Insect Science |
