Fruit Fly Trap
₹150.00
Billing Name: AD-4 TRAP FOR FRUIT FLY (YELLOW)
16 in stock
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What are fruit flies?
Fruit Fly is a highly destructive pest that feeds on immature fruits of crops. Damage by Fruit Fly result in loss of attacked fruits because affected fruits might either not develop further or will drop down and rot.
What does the Fruit Fly catcher do?
The Fruit Fly Catcher is used to mass-trap adult male fruit flies. Two to six traps are recommended per acre depending on the level of infestation.
Description
How does it work?
The trap consists of three parts:
- A yellow-coloured base
- A transucent dome to cover the base
- A lure-holder in the dome
The trap is readied for use by filling the base with water, then placing a bait in the holder and fitting the dome over the base. The cap should be screwed back after the bait has been placed inside. Suitable height of placement of the trap is 1.5 to 1.8 meters above ground level in midst crop foliage. The trap should be hung by plastic string or metalic wire.
Adult Melon Fruit Flies are attracted to the bait and enter the trap through the circular opening at the centre of the base. After entering the trap, they hover inside the dome and around the bait. Trapped flies are attracted by light entering the dome and try to find an escape route in the direction of light. Trapped flies exhausted by crawling and flying inside the dome drown in water contained in the base. Drowned flies may be removed from water once a week or when water is filled with dead flies. Flies trapped inside are intact and can be easily identified and counted. Water in the base should also be replenished once a week or if required more frequently, to restore water lost by evaporation.
Bait has to be purchased separately, this item is only for the trap.
