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Traps based on visual (color) and olfactory (food) attraction have been tested for monitoring or control purposes. The correlation between trap catches and population size or fruit infestation has been studied in certain cases. Lure combination often resulted in catches substantially higher than those of individual lures. Control applications have shown that even powerful, combined-lure traps must be applied at high densities for substantial infestation prevention. In years of very high population densities, even large numbers of such traps may not be adequate for effective control.
Further experimentation is needed to study the correlation between trap catches and actual population density at different seasons and weather conditions. Further work is also needed on the development of powerful traps which could keep infestation low at low cost. The effect of such traps on non-target insects should be explored carefully.
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Economopoulos, A.P. (1986). Evaluation of Color and Food-Odor Trapping Methods in the Olive Fruit Fly. In: Mangel, M., Carey, J.R., Plant, R.E. (eds) Pest Control: Operations and Systems Analysis in Fruit Fly Management. NATO ASI Series, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70883-1_7
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