The Fruition Nova trap technology represents a world-first discovery that will transform on-farm and biosecurity monitoring and field pest management, from global villages to commercial plantations. The Fruition Nova trap with the synthetic Fruition lure captured more mature egg-laying Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) females than did traps based on protein and ammonia lures in a feijoa plantation in South-East Queensland. The male lure, cue lure, repelled mature females from the Fruition Nova trap. The Fruition Nova trap in a pumpkin plantation attracted significantly more cucumber fly, Bactrocera cucumis (French), males plus females, than did the same trap without the lure. This represents a major breakthrough in being the first significant trap for controlling this cucurbit-infesting species. In a field trial to study B. tryoni immature and mature adults’ response to the Fruition Nova trap in relation to their dispersal patterns, released flies moved to the traps 20 to 30 metres into light winds and 70 metres with the same winds within 1 to 1.5 hours. The flies, whether immature or mature, demonstrated a consistent dispersal pattern and response to the traps. In a field trial in citrus in Western Australia the Fruition Nova trap performed significantly better in attracting sexually mature female medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), than did the ammonia-based traps currently recommended for monitoring this species. The Fruition Nova trap is the only tephritid fruit fly trap available worldwide that can have a major impact on both population monitoring and field pest management.  

Key Words: Fruition Nova, fruit flies, pest management, Bactrocera, Ceratitis