Optimizing decision-making potential, cost, and environmental impact of traps for monitoring olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae).

ABSTRACT: This work aimed to optimize olive fruit fly (OFF) Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) monitoring and integrated management, thereby ensuring optimal and less-costly decision-making and timely intervention. Field trials in Andalusia (Spain) were undertaken over 2 years to optimize trap model, color, size, and density for the accurate determination of pest spatial distribution and damage as a function of olive cultivar. McPhail traps and yellow sticky panels outperformed the other 4 models with respect to the number of OFF captured. However, McPhail traps caught more natural enemies than yellow sticky panels and so sticky panels were selected to unravel the effect of color on the number of both OFF and natural enemies [hymenopteran parasitoids (Psyttalia concolor) and lacewings (

SUBMITTER: Moreno-Alcaide F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11818383 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature