Tephritid fly trap** methods for detecting, monitoring, and controlling these pests in the
Americas have been studied extensively. These methods have been developed over …

We evaluated a new integrated pest-management system for Anastrepha fraterculus
(Wiedemann, 1830), the main insect pest of apple crops in Brazil. Our strategy combined …

Fruit fly control in Uruguay is based mainly on toxic baits which are insufficient to reduce the
damage caused by these pests. Therefore, alternative management measures such as mass …

Agricultural pests represent a limiting factor for safety food production. Environmental
friendly alternatives to the use of synthetic pesticides are required. Here we evaluated the …

Many species of insects and mites occur in mango. Some are pests, but most species cause
little or no economic damage. The most important mango pests are fruit flies, followed by …

Ammonia is considered a key component in the attraction of tephritid flies to protein-based
lures. The addition of ammonium acetate to improve hydrolyzed protein-borax mixtures used …

Anastrepha ludens is a key pest of mangoes and citrus from Texas to Costa Rica but the
mechanisms of odorant perception in this species are poorly understood. Detection of …

Mexican fruit flies, Anastrepha ludens (Loew; Diptera: Tephritidae), have traditionally been
trapped in citrus orchards in Mexico using protein hydrolysates as bait. Recently …

Abstract Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are important pests of several crops in
the Americas. Alkaline hydrolysis of proteins represents a potential source of novel …

Food-based attractants are an important component of tephritid fruit fly detection programs,
because they are general baits that are neither sex-nor species-specific. Two widely used …