Moscas de la fruta
Fruit Fly
Ceratitis Capitata
Pathogen:
Insect
Type:
Risk to the plant:
HIGH
DESCRIPTION
WHO CAUSES IT?
Ceratitis capitata, known as the fruit fly, is a pest of global agricultural importance. Adults are small, 3 to 5 mm in length, with a yellowish body and red eyes. Females lay eggs inside ripe fruits using an ovipositor. Each female can lay several hundred eggs in her lifetime. The eggs hatch into white larvae that feed on the fruit pulp, causing significant internal damage. After completing their larval development, the larvae emerge from the fruit and burrow into the soil to pupate. The pupal stage develops in the soil and then the adult emerges, completing the cycle. The complete cycle can last from 2 to 6 weeks, depending on environmental conditions, mainly temperature and the availability of suitable fruits.
SYMPTOMS
The disease caused by the fruit fly in figs or fig trees manifests itself mainly through physical damage and degradation of the fruits. The fly larvae feed on the pulp of the fruit, causing its decomposition and promoting the appearance of secondary infections due to fungi and bacteria. This not only reduces the quality of the fruit, but can also lead to total loss of production.
- Taches on the skin of the fruit where the females laid eggs.
- Softening and internal rot of the fruit.
- Presence of galleries and tunnels inside the fruit.
- Premature fall of infested fruits.
- Development of mold and bad odor due to secondary infections.
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
20-30 °C
60-80 %
HOW IS IT SPREAD?
Infested fruits, soil, wind, contaminated tools
HOW TO REMOVE IT?
Home remedies
There are no home treatments
Chemical treatments
• PARAFFIN OIL (CAS [64742-46-7]) 79% [EC] P/V
• Ceratitis capitata (Pheromone)
• DELTAMETHRIN 0.015% [RB] P/P
• DELTAMETHRIN 0.015g/trap [RB] P/P
• DELTAMETHRIN 0.03% (10 mg s.a./dispenser) [RB] P/P
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN (0.0075 g s.a./trap) [RB] P/P
• HYDROLYZED PROTEINS 30% [SL] P/V
• HYDROLYZED PROTEINS 36% [SL] P/V
• HYDROLYZED PROTEINS 5.9% [AL] P/V
• TRAPS
• TRAPS FOR DIPTERANS
• FRUIT FLY TRAPS
Authorized treatments in organic farming
• PARAFFIN OIL (CAS [64742-46-7]) 79% [EC] P/V
• Ceratitis capitata (Pheromone)
• DELTAMETHRIN 0.015% [RB] P/P
• DELTAMETHRIN 0.015g/trap [RB] P/P
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN (0.0075 g s.a./trap) [RB] P/P
• HYDROLYZED PROTEINS 30% [SL] P/V
• HYDROLYZED PROTEINS 36% [SL] P/V
• HYDROLYZED PROTEINS 5.9% [AL] P/V
• TRAPS
• TRAPS FOR DIPTERANS
• FRUIT FLY TRAPS
Insect allies
PREDATORY MITES
LADYBUGS
LACEWINGS
PARASITIC WASPS
HOVERFLIES OR PARASITIC FLIES
PREDATORY BUGS
There are no natural allies
Mycodiplosis oidii (predatory mosquito)
EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO ELIMINATE THIS DISEASE
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- Implement monitoring and mass capture traps to reduce the adult population.
- Use mosquito nets or nets to protect the fruits.
- Carry out regular inspections and eliminate infested fruits from the field.
- Apply specific insecticide treatments at key moments of pest development.
- Promote the use of biological control by introducing natural enemies of the fruit fly.
- Maintain good crop hygiene, eliminating plant debris and fallen fruits.
- Carry out cultural practices such as crop rotation to reduce pest pressure.
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