Fruit fly foiled!

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1992
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CTA. 1992. Fruit fly foiled!. Spore 42. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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The export of fruits from Suriname to the US, Brazil and French Guyana is prohibited, all on account of one particular pest. The Carambola Fruit Fly (Bactrocera sp.), a species originating in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, has a wide range of...
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The export of fruits from Suriname to the US, Brazil and French Guyana is prohibited, all on account of one particular pest. The Carambola Fruit Fly (Bactrocera sp.), a species originating in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, has a wide range of host. Whilst the carambola (Averrhoa carambola) and Java apple (Syzygium samarangense) are the main hosts, the fly has also been found on many other species of fruit trees such as guava, mango, many types of citrus and even nut trees such as cashew and tropical almond. The pest was first detected in Suriname in 1970 but its spread westward was slow. Researchers concluded that its spread was associated with human travel and the planting of introduced cultivars, as it was not found in jungle areas. To prevent the fruit fly moving further west, a pilot-eradication project was initiated in 1990. Trapping and bait spot treatment with methyleugenol and malathion proved very effective; the fly population has decreased to 98% of the original and in one isolated village has been eradicated. Alies van Sauers-Muller Agricultural Experiment Station Ministry of Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Fisheries PO Box 160 Paramaribo SURINAME
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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