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Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are amongst the most economically important pests attacking tropical fruits and vegetables in Hawaii. The Hawaii Fruit Fly Area-Wide Pest Management (AWPM) Programme was initiated in 1999 to suppress fruit flies below economic thresholds while reducing the use of organophosphate insecticides. The AWPM programme developed and integrated biologically-based pest control technologies into a comprehensive management package that was economically viable, environmentally sensitive and sustainable. The technologies included: (1) field sanitation, (2) protein bait application techniques (BAT), such as sprays, (3) male annihilation techniques (MAT) using male lures, and (4) sterile fly and parasitoid releases. In a cooperative effort the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, the University of Hawaii, Hawaii State Department of Agriculture and industry partners developed environmentally friendly control technologies, secured special local needs registrations, implemented a fruit fly IPM extension educational programme and transferred novel technologies to local farmers and domestic growers. The programme demonstrated that if growers adopted IPM then fruit flies could be suppressed across large areas. The programme received seven major awards for IPM technology transfer activities. This chapter summarizes highlights of this highly successful community-based IPM programme. Although formal funding for the Hawaii AWPM program ended in 2008, transfer of AWPM components and technology continued locally, nationally and internationally, thus contributing to increasing the sustainability of agriculture.
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1Team recipient of the Federal Laboratories Consortium Award for Technology Transfer for the impacts made by the Hawaii AWPM Programme, May 2004; USDA Award for Superior Service to the Hawaii Fruit Fly AWPM Core Team āFor creating an effective area-wide suppression program for fruit flies in Hawaii which provides the basis for a sustainable rural economyā, June 2004; Entomological Society of America, Pacific Branch Award for Team IPM Accomplishments, June 2004; Entomological Society of America Entomological Foundation Integrated Pest Management Team Award, November 2004; USDA-ARS Technology Transfer Award to the Hawaii Fruit Fly AWPM Core Team, February 2005; Hawaii House of Representatives Recognition Award for Hawaii Fruit Fly AWPM Program, 2005 Session; Fifth National IPM Symposium, IPM Achievement Award Winner, April 2006.
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The Hawaii Fruit Fly AWPM programme gratefully acknowledges the Agricultural Research Service, the University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services, Hawaii Department of Agriculture and the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources for their contributions to the programme. In addition, we thank the California Department of Food and Agricultureās IR-4 programme, Dow AgroSciences LLC, ISCA Technologies, Biologicals Inc. and Farma Tech International Corp for their support of the programme. This article reports the results of research only. Mention of a proprietary product does not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation by the USDA for its use. USDA is an equal opportunity employer.
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Vargas, R.I., PiƱero, J.C., Leblanc, L., Manoukis, N.C., Mau, R.F.L. (2016). Area-Wide Management of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii. In: Ekesi, S., Mohamed, S., De Meyer, M. (eds) Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43226-7_29
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