Male Fruit Fly Attractant
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Q lu r e - CC Qlure-CC is a nature identical pheromone dispenser based on Fruit Fly attractant trimedlure. It has been designed for monitoring male Ceratitis capitata, Mediterranean Fruit Fly. Monitoring is a corner stone in Mediterranean fruit fly management programmes. Therefore, it is recommended to use Qlure-CC before and after taking control practices to monitor pest populations.
Target insect: ■ Ceratitis capitata, Mediterranean Fruit Fly.
Target crops: ■ Citrus (orange, mandarin, lemon, others), ■ Peach, ■ Nectarine, ■ Apricot, ■ Fig, ■ Grape, ■ Grapefruit.
How IT WORKS McPhail/Flycatcher is the most suitable trap.” remove “for use with Qlure-CC. Qlure-CC dispensers are placed in the cage in the top section of the McPhail/ Flycatcher Trap, together with a sticky trapping card or a caplet of insecticide in order to kill the attracted male flies. Qlure-CC can also be used with Delta Traps. Traps should be hung on a sunny part of the tree at 1.5-2m above ground level. For monitoring use 1-2 traps/hectare.
KEY advantages: ■ Uniform Release over a period of 4-6 weeks. ■ Can be used to assess efficacy of control measures. ■ No harmful effect on humans. ■ No residue on crops. ■ Does not harm beneficial insects or non-target organisms. ■ Compatible with other Fruit Fly control systems. Precautions: ■ Keep out of reach of Children. ■ Follow safety advice mention in product label. ■ Handle carefully; always use gloves during trap preparation. ■ Dispose in compliance with local legislations. ■ Store Qlure-CC in a cool and dry place.
Field trials Qlure-CC baited traps captured 50 flies per night per trap while used for monitoring Ceratitis capitata populations in Peach. Field Studies showed Qlure-CC uniformly released pheromones over a period of 6 weeks.
Russell IPM is one of the leading
sensitive adhesive coating equipment
manufacturers of insect pheromone
to produce various sizes and formats
based monitoring and control products.
of boards and rolls, and has the
Our core expertise is pheromone based
capability to incorporate pheromones
Biorational solutions. In addition to formulating 150 insect pheromone lures for insects from around the world, a variety of pheromone
and attractants into the adhesive layer/ emulsion gel for controlled release. As recognition of our outstanding
mediated control systems have been
achievements Russell PM has been
developed for important agricultural
awarded Queen’s Award for Enterprise;
and horticultural pests. Russell IPM
Innovation 2012 and Queen’s award for
uses the latest technology in pressure
Enterprise; International Trade 2011.
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