Attract‐and‐kill systems efficiency against Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and effects on non‐target insects in peach orchards |
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| Authors: | A. Hafsi K. Abbes A. Harbi P.‐F. Duyck B. Chermiti |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institut Supérieur Agronomique de Chott‐Mariem, Laboratoire d'Entomologie et de Lutte Biologique, Université de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie;2. CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, CIRAD/Université de La Réunion, P?le de Protection des Plantes, Saint‐Pierre, La Réunion, France;3. Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Unidad Asociada de Entomología UJI‐IVIA, Moncada, Spain |
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| Abstract: | 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 lower in plots treated with Ceranock and AAL&K bait stations than in plots treated with conventional organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides. In addition, the abundances of non‐target insects in the Chrysopidae, Coccinellidae and 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. Overall, 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. |
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| Keywords: | AAL&K Ceranock conventional approach IPM medfly |
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