As pesticide bans loom, Croatian agronomists advise other methods to stop the olive fly

Published 2022년 5월 9일

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The article highlights the significant threat posed by the olive fruit fly to olive crops, with each female capable of laying up to 50 eggs, potentially generating multiple generations throughout the year. The ban on certain insecticides by the European Commission and the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture leaves olive growers seeking effective pest management solutions. Our focus is on the implementation of pest control strategies, particularly the use of traps like the Karate Trap B, which emploates an 'attract and kill' technique, and other trap models for mass fly capture. Additionally, the article discusses the application of kaolin and approved insecticides, the use of Success Bait for mass olive fly control, and financial aid available to growers through IACS measure 10.1.12. These measures, when combined with other control interventions before harvest, aim to mitigate the damage caused by the olive fruit fly, ensuring the sustainability of olive cultivation.

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Original content

Olives are attacked by more than 250 pests, but the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) is by far the most dangerous. The flies can destroy all the efforts of olive growers and damage the entire crop. Namely, each female lays an average of 50 eggs, leaving one egg on each drupe. As there are three or more generations, immeasurable damage is possible not only for the current harvest but for the following one as well. As a result, a growing number of producers are turning to pest management professionals to help them protect their trees and livelihoods. Among the problems facing growers is a lack of appropriate insecticides that may be used in the groves. The European Commission banned dimethoate in 2019, the future of phosmet is uncertain and the fly’s resistance to deltamethrin has already been proven. In the future, olive growers have fewer insecticide options to which to turn. The Croatian Ministry of Agriculture has said it will prohibit the sale of Imidran (phosmet) after May 1 ...

Source: Olive Oil Times