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What is male annihilation?
Male annihilation involves mass trapping using male lures such as Cuelure, Methyl Eugenol, Trimedlure, etc. with an approved killing agent. The tactic is useful if it is used with an "area-wide" suppression strategy. The concept of male annihilation grew out of the use of lures for monitoring. Reduction of males in a population will severely impact the fertile mating with female fruit flies. If the tactic is used effectively, fruit fly populations will decline due to the lack of males in the population available to females for mating.

The process of male annihilation consists of putting out a sufficient number of male lure traps per a given area to catch the majority of males in the population. The few remaining "wild" males would fertilize many female fruit flies and the population would gradually decline because of the shortage of males. Lowering the number of males in a population will minimize the changes of successful reproduction and regeneration. The idea is to annihilate or totally remove the male population from an area.

*The trap densities are for use as a solitary tactic. Lower trap densities are expected in combination with protein baiting.


Male Annihilation 402
What is male annihilation? Male annihilation involves mass trapping using male lures such as Cuelure, Methyl Eugenol, Trimedlure, etc. with an approved killing agent. The tactic is useful if it is used with an "area-wide" suppression strategy. The concept of male annihilation grew out of the use of lures for monitoring. Reduction of males in a population will severely impact the fertile mating with female fruit flies. If the tactic is used effectively, fruit fly populations will decline due to the lack of males in the population available to females for mating. How does it work? The process of male annihilation consists of putting out a sufficient number of male lure traps per a given area to catch the majority of males in the population. The few remaining "wild" males would fertilize many female fruit flies and the population would gradually decline because of the shortage of males. Lowering the number of males in a population will minimize the changes of successful reproduction and regeneration. The idea is to annihilate or totally remove the male population from an area. How many traps do I need? ttttttttttttttCuelure: Melon Fly 10 - 20* traps/acre ttttttttttttttMethyl Eugenol: Oriental Fruit Fly 5 - 10* traps/acre ttttttttttttttTrimedlure: Mediterranean Fruit Fly 25 - 50* traps/acre ttttttttttttttLatilure: Solanaceous Fruit Fly (Not recommended) Can I use less traps? *The trap densities are for use as a solitary tactic. Lower trap densities are expected in combination with protein baiting.
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