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Use of a Mixture of Boric Acid, Borax, Hydrolyzed Protein, and Water to Control Anastrepha Fruit Flies

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Fruit Flies

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Borate compounds may be used as insecticides against fruit flies; they are also considered a good alternative to the use of malathion. Chambers (1987), testing a toxic bait consisting of boric acid, hydrolyzed protein (PIB.7), and water, obtained 80% mortality in adult Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) using a concentration of 10% of the toxic.

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  1. Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Km. 2.5 Antigua Carretera a Coatepec, Apartado Postal 63, 91000, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

    Martin Aluja

  2. Centro de Investigaciones Ecologicas del Sureste, Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, Apartado Postal 36, 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico

    Pablo Liedo

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Enkerlin, W., Reyes, J., Villalobos, R. (1993). Use of a Mixture of Boric Acid, Borax, Hydrolyzed Protein, and Water to Control Anastrepha Fruit Flies. In: Aluja, M., Liedo, P. (eds) Fruit Flies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2278-9_69

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