New Olive Fruit Fly Lure with Lactone Pheromone
Protect your olive trees from devastating olive fruit flies with Alpha Scents' Olive Fruit Fly Lure. This product is an effective, pesticide-free solution to safeguard your fruit and ensure healthy, thriving olive trees.
New and Improved Pheromone Technology for Your Olive Trees:
Alpha Scents’ new Olive Fruit Fly Lure has improved the pheromone formula for even greater effectiveness. While the lure still includes ammonium carbonate to attract flies, the pheromone has been upgraded to lactone, which is a formulation distinct from that used for the walnut husk fly. Unlike the walnut husk fly lure, the olive fruit fly lure does not have the same low-density or early detection restrictions, making it a versatile and highly efficient solution. The new lure is proven to catch 2-3 times more olive fruit flies, providing extra protection for your olive trees and ensuring a healthier, pest-free harvest.
Reasons to protect Your Olive Trees From Fruit Flies:
1. Prevent Damage and Crop Loss: Olive fruit flies (Bactrocera oleae) lay their eggs inside developing olives, and when the larvae hatch, they feed on the fruit. This causes premature fruit drop, softening, and decay, leading to significant crop loss.
2. Maintain Olive Quality: Infested olives produce lower-quality olive oil with increased acidity and an unpleasant taste. If too many olives are affected, the entire batch of oil can be ruined, making pest control essential for high-quality production.
3. Reduce the Need for Chemical Pesticides: By using an effective lure like Alpha Scents’ Olive Fruit Fly Lure, growers can control the pest population without relying on chemical pesticides. This promotes sustainable, eco-friendly farming while maintaining the health of trees and fruit.
4. Prevent Infestations from Spreading: Olive fruit flies reproduce rapidly, and without proper control measures, their populations can skyrocket. This can lead to widespread infestations, making it even harder to manage them in the future.
5. Protect the Longevity of Olive Trees: Severe infestations can weaken trees over time by causing stress and reducing their ability to produce healthy fruit year after year. Protecting trees from olive fruit flies ensures their long-term health and productivity.
The Identity, Life Cycle, and Control of the Olive Fruit Fly:
The Olive Fruit Fly is a major pest found throughout the Mediterranean Basin, Africa, India, and parts of Asia, and has spread into the U.S. via Mexico. Adult flies are small, reddish-brown insects with distinct dark markings, while their larvae are yellowish-white maggots that develop inside olive fruit. In California, females lay eggs in olives starting in August, with each fly capable of laying 50 to 400 eggs. The life cycle lasts 30 to 40 days, with 2 to 5 generations per year.
To monitor and control infestations, use a yellow rectangle adhesive trap with Alpha Scents' Olive Fruit Fly Lure, replacing the lure every 10 weeks. Traps should be placed on the south side of trees and changed regularly. Cultural controls, such as removing unharvested fruit, planting resistant olive varieties, and pruning trees to improve light and airflow, can further help reduce fly populations. For the best results, check with local agricultural experts for tailored recommendations.
Protect Your Olive Trees Today! 🌿 Stop olive fruit flies before they ruin your harvest. Get the Alpha Scents Olive Fruit Fly Lure for powerful, pesticide-free protection!