Curtis Koga from the United States Dept of Agriculture came to the Villages to collect olives infested with olive fruit fly larvae so the department could perform lab tests to evaluate trap performance. He also showed us the new prototype yellow pan trap that is being developed for olive fruit fly control.The trap is yellow to attract adults and curved to appeal to female flies. An environmentally friendly, toxic bait will be added to the underside of the pan trap where adults alight for shelter.
Collecting infested olives
New prototype yellow pan trap
