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Research Project: Evaluation of Pesticides For Use Against EFFF in Regulatory Programs

Location: Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement, and Protection

Project Number: 8080-21000-032-021-I
Project Type: Interagency Reimbursable Agreement

Start Date: Jun 10, 2019
End Date: Jun 9, 2021

Objective:
The objective of this project is to identify effective insecticides for European Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cerasi.

Approach:
ARS will: 1) Compare the toxicity of five insecticides (GF-120 Naturalyte Fruit Fly Bait, Warrior II, Assail, Mustang, and Imidan) against Apple Maggot Fly when applied to foliage in field cages; and 2) Assess the efficacy of five insecticides (GF-120 Naturalyte Fruit Fly Bait, Warrior II, Assail, Mustang, and Imidan) against Apple Maggot Fly when applied to foliage and left to weather for one and seven days.