Product Name Go Natural Insect Trap

Type Of Product
Attracts Male and Female Fruit Fly and traps them inside the tube in a sticky substance

Approx Price
$9

Size
one trap

Details
Trap is replaced every 3 months.

Application
2 or 3 traps per tree

Website
www.gonaturalgardening.com.au/

Eco Naturalure - Eco Lure

Male Fruit fly trap with a wick containing the pheromone of a female FF plus an insecticide. Replace the wick every 3 months. The replacement wick is approx $7.00 A simpler form of Male Fruit fly trap with a wick containing the pheromone of a female FF plus an insecticide. Replace the wick every 3 months. The replacement wick is approx $5.50

$19

one trap

The male fruit fly is attracted from up to 500m metres away. When he lands on it, he is killed by the insecticide and remains into the trap and can be counted. If male fruit fly are found also target the female fruit fly Details as above. A simple trap can also be made from a plastic bottle or container and just buy the wick.

Although thay can attract male fruit fly from a long distance , in a larger orchard having more than one trap is recommended . This may identify a direction they are coming from. www.ocp.com.au/webcontent22.htm

Searls Fruit Fly Trap

$11

one trap

as above

www.searle.com.au/FruitFlypre.html

Eco Naturalure

Fruit Fly Bait Concentrate - The protein base attracts male and female FF and contains Spinosad "natural" insecticide. (.24g / L Spinosad). To be used as soon as fruit fly are detected. Re-apply each week Fruit Fly Bait Concentrate - The protein base attracts male and female FF and contains Spinosad "natural" insecticide. ( .24g / L Spinosad). To be used as soon as fruit fly are detected. Re-apply each week Fruit Fly Bait Concentrate - The protein base attracts male and female FF and contains Spinosad "natural" insecticide. To be used as soon as fruit fly are detected. " 200 ml Treats up to 30 trees" Re-apply each week

$29 $39 $58

150ml. $500ml 1lt

Naturalure

$115

4 litres

The protein bait attracts fruit fly from a range of a several metres. There is no need to spray the whole tree or plant. It is mixed with water in a spray bottle and re-applied each week. Also re apply after 5ml rain This is the same product as Eco Naturalure above and comes in a larger quantity and distributed by some rural supply companies. ( EE Muir & Sons )

Mix 1 part with 6 parts water and applied to leaves. Mix at a higher concentration of 10 ml to 15ml of water to produce a sticky solution that is applied in patches to the branches , trunk or on a seperate board. www.ocp.com.au/webcontent22.htm

as above for Eco Naturalure

http://www.dowagro.com/au/prod/natural ure.htm

Yates - Natures Way Fruit Fly Control

$28

200ml

Instructions and application rate are very similar to above This product is very similar in use to the above, but requires mixing with an insecticide. Full details are included plus a video is on their website. The rewards of the extra effort is the very low cost. Recommended for use with Natflav 500

40 ml mixed with 260 ml of water is sufficient for 6 trees

www.yates.com.au/products/pestcontrol/insects-concentrates/natures-wayfruit-fly-control/

Natflav 500 Protein Fruit Fly Bait Malathon Insecticide

Protein base that attracts male and female fruit fly. It needs to be mixed with an insecticide. Distributed locally by "Fight The Fruit FlyAssoc Albury Wodonga " as an effective a cost saving option. Re-apply each week $10 to $15 $15 General insecticide $23

600gm 100ml 250ml

Full instructions provided : mix 18 Grams Natflav to 300 ml of water and mix well. Then put this in a spray bottle before adding 3ml of of Malathon (insecticide) www.fightthefruitfly.org/baiting.html as above

Disclaimer: This information has been put together by Wangaratta Sustainability Network to clarify the types of products available locally. Please refer to the product labels for specific information on use. The two specialty plant nurseries and the two larger hardware retailers in Wangaratta have the above products for sale between them. Information correct at 29 October 2011

Available at several places

Searle's Product available at Bunnings

Available at several places

Available at Permewans Mitre 10 Hardware Available at several places in various sizes

This is available at the two specialy plant nurseries in Wangaratta or direct from Albury Wodonga Fight The Fruit Fly Assoc.

There are various commercial products available to attract and kill fruit fly. Some products are all in one. Others requ ire the fruit fly attractant plus the purchase of an insecticide. There are also home made recipes to attract fruit fly and homemade traps. However trapping or killing fruit fly is not the whole answer. Other basic control measures are essential for back yard garde ns. Pruning trees to a reasonable height, pick up and bag all fallen fruit, pick fruit early, remove fruit trees that are being neglected Also, it is important not to travel with fruit as you may be giving fruitfly larvae a free ride. http://preventfruitfly.com.au/ http://www.fightthefruitfly.org/