Description
Fruit Fly Lure is an autolysed protein highly attractive to Queensland and Mediterranean fruit flies. It needs to be mixed with a toxicant and can then be used to attract and kill adult fruit flies.
About protein bait sprays
How does it work?
- A protein + toxicant attracts and kills female flies
- Female fruit flies must feed on protein before they can sting fruit
How to mix our protein bait
- For best results, use with our Fruit Fly Lure Thickener
- Mix thickener with water 24 hours before use
- Add Bugs for Bugs Fruit Fly Lure at 2 L per 100 L of thickened water
- Add toxicant at the label rate
How to apply our protein bait
- Apply fresh on day of mixing
- Use 15 L of mixture per ha
- Apply as a spot or band to the host plants or suitable substrate
- Note: this is not a cover spray
When to apply
- Start early (before fruit becomes susceptible) and continue for at least 3 weeks after harvest
- Apply every 5-7 days (more often if you see any signs of damage or increased fruit fly activity)
- Re-apply after rain
How much Fruit Fly Lure do I need?
Our Fruit Fly lure comes in four pack sizes:
- 1 L (roughly enough to treat 1 ha 3 times)
- 2.5 L (roughly enough to treat 1 ha 7.5 times)
- 5 L (roughly enough to treat 1 ha 14 times)
- 15 L (roughly enough to treat 1 ha 42 times)
Tips for best results
- Start early – at least 2 weeks before fruit becomes susceptible
- Apply regularly
- Don’t miss a treatment
- Increase frequency during high risk periods
- Add Fruit Fly Lure Thickener for best results
- Protein bait should ideally be placed on foliage or trunk of the host plant
- Do not apply protein bait to ground or grass
- Note that protein bait may cause fruit burn – test before use and minimise fruit contact
- Treating larger areas including non-fruiting blocks and surrounds will improve results
Additional information
- View the Fruit Fly Lure product label
- View the Fruit Fly Lure Safety Data Sheet
- Fruit Fly Lure is recommended for use as part of a systems approach which includes Fruit Fly Traps and MAT cups
- For more information about a systems approach to fruit fly management view our Fruit Fly Toolkit
- For information about fruit fly biology visit our fruit flies page
Tom –
The most effective and best priced solution to fruit fly control. I use success (with spinosad) in old milk bottles with a 10mm hole on each side.I cut an U in the plastic and bend the tab up. This helps prevents water getting in. I can then also see how many fruit fly are in the trap.I’ve heard where people don’t even add anything to the protein mixture as the bottle traps the fruit fly