Area-Wide Suppression of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly,Ceratitis capitata,and the Oriental Fruit Fly,Bactrocera dorsalis, in Kamuela, Hawaii
Open Access
- 1 August 2010
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Insect Science
- Vol. 10 (135), 1-17
- https://doi.org/10.1673/031.010.13501
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.Keywords
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