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Use of Preservatives in Vegetable Protein-Based Food Attractants for Monitoring Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Peach Orchards

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Studies have demonstrated that the addition of preservatives mixed with food attractants have provided a more expressive attractiveness for fruit fly adults. The objective of the study was to evaluate the capture of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) adults when the addition of borax and/or benzalkonium chloride preservative in BioAnastrephaTM and Isca Samaritá TradicionalTM food attractants compared to CeraTrapTM (control, no preservatives added) in peach orchards. As well as, verifying the effect over non-target insects. BioAnastrephaTM, Isca Samaritá TradicionalTM and CeraTrapTM attractants enabled the capture of A. fraterculus adults when used by themselves in McPhail traps. However, by adding borax and benzalkonium chloride, BioAnastrephaTM and Isca Samaritá TradicionalTM food attractants significantly increased the number of adults captured. Additionally, the number of A. fraterculus adults captured by BioAnastrephaTM attractant + borax was similar to CeraTrapTM attractant over time. Regarding non-target insects, the highest percentages of subjects captured belong to the Coleoptera (4.4 to 11%) and Diptera orders (24.1 to 34.6%) (Drosophilidae family). Nevertheless, insects from the Hymenoptera order [(Formicidae (0.14 to 0.96%), Vespidae (0.02 to 0.3%), and Apidae (0.04 to 0.9%)] families. Neuroptera (0.02 to 0.98%) and Lepidoptera (0.09 to 0.7%) were also captured, although those amounted to less than 1% of the A. fraterculus total. Adding borax and benzalkonium chloride to BioAnastrephaTM and Isca Samaritá TradicionalTM food attractants potentialize the effect of A. fraterculus capture in monitoring traps. Also, adding preservatives made attractants more durable, consequently, the need to replace attractants was not as frequent.

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To the PAEC-OEA-GCUB program (2017), for the selection to the scholarship program, to EMBRAPA Clima Temperado for the facilities provided to the execution of this research, to M.Sc. Agronomist Ângelo da Silva Lopes from the entomology lab for his collaboration during the development of this research.

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This study was carried out with the support of the Coordination of the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES - 001).

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  1. Depto de Fitossanidade, Univ Federal de Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil

    Javier A. Contreras-Miranda, Bruna Piovesan & Daniel Bernardi

  2. Embrapa Clima Temperado, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

    Bernardo Ueno & Dori E. Nava

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JACM conducted and analyzed the samples collected in the experiments. JACM, BP, DB and DEN wrote, analyzed, and evaluated the manuscript. BU and MB took part in revision, analyzing, and elaborating the conclusions of the manuscript.

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Contreras-Miranda, J.A., Piovesan, B., Ueno, B. et al. Use of Preservatives in Vegetable Protein-Based Food Attractants for Monitoring Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Peach Orchards. Neotrop Entomol 50, 476–483 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-021-00852-8

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