Attract-and-kill systems efficiency against Ceratitis capitata (#Diptera: Dephritidae#) and effects on non-target insects in peach orchards

Hafsi A., Abbes K., Harbi A., Duyck P.F., Chermiti B.
2015

For control of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), the attract-and-kill or attracticide technique is an alternative to the spraying of traditional organophosphate pesticides. In this study, the effectiveness of Ceranock and AAL&K attract-and-kill bait stations was assessed for control of C. capitata in Tunisian peach (Prunus persica) orchards. Our results showed ...

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