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- Title
A New Visual Trap for Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae).
- Authors
Daniel, Claudia; Mathis, Samuel; Feichtinger, Georg
- Abstract
The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is the most important pest of sweet cherries in Europe. The aim of our experiments was to develop a new, cost-efficient, lead chromate-free and more eco-friendly trap for monitoring and mass trapping of R. cerasi. Five different-colored yellow panels and three different trap shapes were compared to a standard Rebell® amarillo trap in three experimental orchards in 2012. Trap color F, with a strong increase in reflectance at 500-550 nm and a secondary peak in the UV-region at 300-400 nm, captured significantly more flies than the standard Rebell® amarillo trap. Yellow traps with increased reflectance in the blue region (400-500 nm) were least attractive. Trap shape was of minor importance, as long as the object was three-dimensional and visible from all directions. Based on economic and practical considerations, a cylinder-shaped trap "UFA-Samen Kirschenfliegenfalle" was developed for commercial use and is currently under on-farm evaluation.
- Subjects
RHAGOLETIS cerasi; SWEET cherry; INSECT trapping; ULTRAVIOLET radiation; ORCHARDS
- Publication
Insects (2075-4450), 2014, Vol 5, Issue 3, p564
- ISSN
2075-4450
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/insects5030564