Mcphail Fruit Fly Trap
This trap is designed from the regular Mcphail trap design for economical and budgetary purpose. It is used in monitoring fruit flies.
Host Crops: Cucumber , Bottle gourd, Bitter gourd, Sweet gourd, Snake gourd, Ridge gourd, Pointed gourd , Sponge gourd, Pumpkins ,Mask melon, Watermelon.
Physical Dimensions of trap:
Approximate Dimensions (Assembled) : 120mm diameter x 150mm height
Dome Dimensions : 120mm diameter x 110mm height
Dome Material : virgin plastic grade
Dome Colour : Clear
Base Dimensions : 118mm diameter x 50mm height
Base Colour : Yellow
Approximate Weight (per Trap) : 100 grms
Handling Instructions
1.Use clean hands while handling.
2. Place lure in lure holder after fixing the trap.
3. Place the trap at lower branch of tree.
4. Take care nothing objects the entry side’s upto 2 feet.
5. Clean trap every fortnight or whenever catches cross 1500 No’s.
6. For greater efficiency, start using atleast 1 month before flowering starts.
7. Use @ 10 No’s of traps per hectare.
8. Change lure every 3 months. Destroy old lure away from field when changing.
Recommended for:
- Bactrocera dorsalis
- Bactrocera zonata
- Bactrocera papaya
- Bactrocera tau
- Bactrocera caryeae
- Bactrocera correcta
- Bactrocera cucurbitae