Protector fly attractant - Diammonium Phosphate - Pack of 4 Sachets of 40g

Protecta fly attractant, formed of diammonium phosphate, is to be used to prepare a solution for filling traps for olive and cherry fruit flies in particular. Detection and trapping constitute an effective means of controlling this orchard pest, which also avoids the gardener having to resort to spraying or using pesticides. The adult is targeted, a very small fly that lays its eggs in the fruit well before their ripeness. The trap is very simple to use. It should be filled using the attractant solution, then hung in orchards from April to October-November. Sold in a pack of 4 sachets of 40 grams. Store for 24 months in a dry place.

Targeted Pests:

• Rhagoletis cerasi: cherry fruit fly
• Bactrocera (dacus) oleae: olive fruit fly.
• Ceratitis capitata: Mediterranean fruit fly (peaches, apples, figs, citrus trees).
• Rhagoletis completa: walnut husk fly

All these flies lay their eggs before or during the ripening of the fruit. Infested with small maggots that feed on their flesh and pulp, the fruit rots quickly and is unfit for consumption.

Dosage: 40 g of diammonium phosphate powder (i.e., one sachet or 2 heaped tablespoons) per litre of water.

Period of use: April to October-November

Instructions for use of the fruit fly trap:

• Fill the trap reservoir with 500ml of water.
• Add half a sachet of 40 g of diammonium phosphate (one heaped tablespoon).
• Close the trap.

Traps should be installed as soon as the floral clusters appear (between late April and mid-June depending on the altitude of the olive grove and the varieties of olive tree).

Detection: Place 1 to 2 traps per 1000 m2
Trapping: Position 1 trap every 2 to 5 metres maximum.
Change the solution every 6 weeks or as soon as the trap is saturated with flies.

For olive trees:

Factors favourable to the development of the olive fruit fly:

• Mild summer temperatures: optimum 25°C
• Rain, humidity in summer.
• Olive trees with large fruit.

Factors unfavourable to the development of the olive fruit fly:

• Scorching temperatures: above 35°C
• Dry summer.
• Olive trees with small fruit.

Cultivation advice:

• Observe your fruit and your detection traps carefully.
• Maintain a regular and frequent harvest schedule. Avoid leaving overripe fruit on the plot or in the garden.
• Remove waste. During picking, a strict sorting of the fruit must be carried out.
• At the end of the harvest or if it is compromised, do not leave any fruit on the crops.
• Monitor post-harvest storage.