Using apple maggot mass trapping with attracticidal spheres to cut back on insecticide applications in orchards
Daniel Cormier
Researcher
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Description
This project seeks to reduce the use of chemical insecticides in orchards by controlling apple maggot populations using mass trapping. The project is part of an integrated pest management strategy to provide growers with alternatives to chemical pesticides.
Objective(s)
- Develop a new olfactory compound to attract apple maggots.
- Test various glues and attractants in an insect flight tunnel.
- Quantify, over time, apple maggot catches with attracticidal sphere traps placed in orchards.
- Assess the damage to various fruit varieties.
- Demonstrate the use of attracticidal sphere traps to growers.
From 2019 to 2020
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
Mass trapping leads to less reliance on insecticides in orchards.
Partner
Club agroenvironnemental de l'Estrie
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