Symposium: Caribbean Fruit Fly - '91: Efficacy of Sterile Releases of Caribbean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Against Wild Populations in Urban Hosts Adjacent to Commercial Citrus
Abstract
The sterile male release technique was tested either as an alternative to fumigation or as a supplement to a fly-free management program in 1988 for control of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). The test area consisted of 19-28 sq. kilometers with a corresponding non-sterile fly release area. Releases began in January, 1988, and continued generally through June 1990. Efficacy was measured by determining the presence or absence of flies using an aggressive trapping program. Suppression of wild A. suspensa in the first year could not be measured easily but, by the end of the third year, measurable reduction was evident.Downloads
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