Efficacy of the "Mitchell Station," a New Bait-Station for the Control of the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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dc.contributor.author Holler, Tim
dc.contributor.author Gillett, Jennifer
dc.contributor.author Sivinski, John
dc.contributor.author Moses, Amy
dc.contributor.author Mitchell, Everett
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-27T01:46:54Z
dc.date.available 2007-06-27T01:46:54Z
dc.date.issued 2006-12
dc.description.abstract Insecticide bait sprays for the control of fruit flies are often applied to nonagricultural areas. As a result urban populations and environmentalists have expressed concerns for both human health and the conservation of nontarget organisms. One alternative to bait sprays is the deployment of portable bait units which attract pests to a limited number of sites and there expose them to the toxicant. The late Dr. Everett Mitchell designed such an "attract and kill" device and considered the possibility of its use in fruit fly suppression / eradication programs. The ability of this "Mitchell Station" (=MS), with or without the addition of an ammonium acetate and putrescine attractant, to kill Caribbean fruit flies (Anastrepha suspensa [Loew]) was compared in field cages to the standard McPhail and Multi Lure® traps. The MS station was not as efficient as either the McPhail or Multi-lure traps. However, it would be considerably less expensive to manufacture and deploy, and might find a niche within area-wide management programs. Subsequent deployment of the MS in the field significantly suppressed previously released populations of sterile A. suspensa.
dc.identifier.citation Holler T, Gillettn J, Sivinski J, Moses A, Mitchell E. 2006. Efficacy of the "Mitchell Station," a new bait-station for the control of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 38:111–118.
dc.identifier.issn 0073-134X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/207
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher Hawaiian Entomological Society
dc.subject Anastrepha suspensa
dc.subject bait traps
dc.subject baiting
dc.subject baits
dc.subject field experimentation
dc.subject fruit flies
dc.subject insect attractants
dc.subject insect pests
dc.subject insect traps
dc.subject permethrin
dc.subject pest control programs
dc.title Efficacy of the "Mitchell Station," a New Bait-Station for the Control of the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
dc.type Article
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