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Attraction, feeding, and control of Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) with GF-120 and added ammonia in Washington state.(Report)

From: Florida Entomologist  |  Date: 12/1/2007  |  Author: Yee, Wee L.

ABSTRACT

Experiments were conducted in 2005 and 2006 in western Washington state to determine effects of adding ammonium carbonate (AC) and ammonium acetate (AA) to GF-120 NF Naturalyte[R] Fruit Fly Bait (Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN) on attraction, feeding, and control of the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Wash). In the field, sticky yellow panel traps baited with GF-120 + 10% AC attracted more flies than those baited with GF-120 + 10% AA or GF-120 alone. In the ...

<100 mL per tree than when>
<5, data not analyzed with Chi-Square. 
 
Total fly sightings [+ or -] SE: means followed by the same letter 
are not significantly different (P><0.0001 
 
GF-120 and spinosad alone had 0.0096% spinosad (wt/vol). 
100 mL spray/tree. Means within columns followed by the same 
letter are not significantly different (Fisher's LSD test, P>
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