{"id":9921,"date":"2022-02-22T18:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taptrap.com\/olive-fruit-fly-trap-with-ammonia\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:57:14","slug":"olive-fruit-fly-trap-with-ammonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taptrap.com\/en\/olive-fruit-fly-trap-with-ammonia\/","title":{"rendered":"OLIVE FRUIT FLY TRAP WITH AMMONIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The olive fruit fly is the insect that causes the most damage to this crop. To fight this insect without using pesticides<\/strong>, and thus keep the olive tree as healthy as possible, it is important to start mass trapping before the olives reach the size of a chickpea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see how.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGANISING THE MASS TRAPPING<\/b><\/h2>\n

In order to fight this enemy, one needs to know about it<\/a>: the adults of the fly are very long-lived and resistant to low temperatures, which favours their survival and, consequently, their reproduction.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fly pierces the fruit when the olive is the size of a chickpea, laying its eggs there. When the eggs hatch, the larvae begin to feed on the pulp, after a few days they fall to the ground and turn into adults: then the adults pair and the females lay eggs again. This process is very rapid, taking about twenty days: the olive fly can go through up to 6 generations a year (a number that varies depending on the area of reproduction), which is why it is advisable to keep traps in the field until late autumn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when organising mass trapping.<\/span><\/p>\n