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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Authors

D G. Shedley

Keywords

Ceratitis capitata, Insect control, Insecticides, Western Australia

Disciplines

Entomology | Fruit Science | Parasitology

First Page Number

973

Last Page Number

974

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

THE Mediterranean fruit fly has been present in Western Australia for over 60 years and during that time many types of insecticides have been tested against the pest.

Traps and lures were amongst the earliest control measures adopted, but these gave way to sugar solutions poisoned with such materials as arsenic and sodium fluosilicate.

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