Important advantages:

• Reduces or eliminates treatments using insecticide, reducing the level of residues on fruit.
• Better selectivity than insecticides, thus preserving fauna beneficial to crops.
• High on site persistence as a result of the capacity of the Bactrocera Conetrap attractant
• Reduces placement costs (removing from box and hanging). Furthermore, due to its persistence, it does not require any form of maintenance throughout the year.
• No handling of attractant and insecticide required.
• Very efficient for continuously cultivated olive crops.
• Trapping during periods of the year when no chemical treatments are performed, contributing to a reduction in the level of the general population.

The Bactrocera Conetrap pack is sold in boxes of 20 pre-assembled units, containing:

• Folding CONETRAP.
• Bactrocera Conetrap Attractant.
• Insecticide cover
• Ready to use.

Probodelt also provides a service for mass trapping with the Bactrocera Conetrap pack: placement of the traps on site at the appropriate time and place, and in the most suitable density.

• For the placement of the Bactrocera Conetrap, it is recommended to use a variable trap density depending on the continuous surface area of the crop where the system is to be used.
  • 2-10 ha ….35-50 traps/ha. ..
  • 10-200 ha…. 20-35 traps/ha.
  • >200 ha……10-20 traps/ha.
• Place the the pack on site during June or July.
• Hang on olive tree at a medium height on the southeast side, where there are plenty of leaves so that the trap can be partially hidden among them.
• Fasten the fly trap cover when it has been passed over the branch.
• Monitor the flight of the fly at some of the traps to evaluate whether further treatment will be required in September and October.
• Leave the fly traps on site until the following year. Although trapping levels may be lower than the previous year, the performance does not drop completely.
• The fly trap is sold in boxes of 50 units
• In the case of any queries, contact the technicians at PROBODELT.