Professional paper

Strategy of combined application of pheromone and attractant traps in suppressing the Olive fly

Josip Ražov ; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za poljodjelstvo i akvakulturu Sredozemlja

Abstract

Pheromone and attractant traps are widely used in agricultural production. Traps are used not only for monitoring and pest detection, but also for suppressing the pest by using the mass trapping method. This method is used also for suppressing the Olive fly which is the most importante olive pest in Croatia, but also in most of the countries where olive is cultivated. The trap types that are present on the market are used for monitoring and detection, for mass trapping and for monitoring and mass trapping both. The traps can be used with the pheromone, with the attractant and with pheromone and attractant both (combined traps). Some trap types are noticed to be suitable for the olive protection against the olive fly. It is recommended to set the traps in olive orchard already in march and april, and again in june and july, depending of the cultivation area. Analysing the data and the previous experience the needed number of traps and trap types per surface can be determined.

Keywords

Trap; pheromone; attractant; olive fly; suppressing

Hrčak ID:

163141

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/163141

Publication date:

8.11.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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