The efficiency of attract-and-kill systems against Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and effects on non-target insects in peach orchards.

Hafsi, A., Khaled, A., Ahlem, H., Duyck, P.F. & Chermiti, B. 2016. The efficiency of attract-and-kill systems against Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and effects on non-target insects in peach orchards. Journal of Applied Entomology, 140:28-36. DOI: 10.1111/jen.12259

Résumé

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 that, in orchards with early-ripening varieties,the numbers of C. capitata males and fruit damage were significantly lowerin plots treated with Ceranock and AAL&K bait stations than in plots treatedwith conventional organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides. In addition, the abundances of non-target insects in the Chrysopidae,  Miridae were significantly greater in plots treated with the bait stations than in plots treated with the conventional pesticides; that is,the use of attract-and-kill bait stations had fewer negative effects than the application of conventional pesticides on the biological diversity in Tunisian peach orchards. Over all, the results indicate that Ceranock and AAL&K attract-and-kill bait stations are useful alternatives for the control of C. capitata in Tunisian peach orchards planted with early-ripening varieties.

Publiée : 22/01/2016