Organic Fruit Fly Attractant Refill – Cera Trap 1L

Hang the trap in fruit trees or near areas where fruit flies are a problem. Traps should be hung on the northern side of the tree, at a height of approximately 1.5 meters and within the tree canopy.

Add Cera Trap liquid directly to fruit fly traps; no dilution is required.

Refill traps with bait before total evaporation occurs. Refill every 8-10 weeks, but refilling intervals will depend on temperature, relative humidity, and direct sunlight. Refill Cera Trap with 600ml.

To refill CERA TRAP®, a spray wand/hand lance with a slight modification can be used for quick and easy refilling without removing traps from trees. A 10 mm socket adaptor and 8 mm outside diameter elbow fitting can be purchased from an irrigation supplies shop and fitted onto the wand. The elbow nozzle is placed inside one of the four 9mm holes in the lid of CERA TRAP, care must be taken not to spill the liquid onto the outside of the trap. Refilling Cera Trap with 600ml takes only 5 seconds with a standard knapsack.

Hang the first traps as soon as the fruit becomes susceptible to fruit fly attacks or as early as 12 weeks before harvesting, depending on the crop and cultivar. To reduce pest numbers, it is essential to install the traps at least 45 days before fruit ripening.

The number of traps required will depend on the total area to be protected, the larger the area the less number of traps, and the crop sensitivity. Density of traps should be increased on the perimeter of orchards bordering an alternative host or source of fruit fly invasion.

To reduce overwintering fruit fly populations, traps should be refilled with bait after harvest.