Pheromone Fruit Fly Trap - Russell-IPM

🪰 What is the Russell-IPM Pheromone Fruit Fly Trap?

• Purpose: Targets fruit flies that infest ripening or decaying fruits such as tomatoes, strawberries, and mangoes.

• Mechanism: Uses pheromone attractants to lure male fruit flies into the trap, breaking their breeding cycle.

• Effectiveness: Helps reduce fruit fly populations in gardens, farms, and indoor plant setups.

• Eco-friendly: Non-toxic, safe for use around food crops, and minimizes reliance on chemical pesticides.

📦 Online Delivery in Dubai & UAE (via Greensouq)

• Availability: Listed on Greensouq’s official store.

• Price: AED 55 per trap.

• Delivery: Ships across Dubai and the wider UAE.

• Returns: Eligible for free returns within 7 days (sale items excluded).

• Payment Options: Standard online payment methods accepted.

🔑 Key Benefits

• Easy to use: Simply place traps near fruiting plants or areas prone to fruit fly activity.

• Long-lasting lure: Pheromone capsules remain effective for several weeks.

• Safe for households: Suitable for home gardens, balconies, and small farms.

• Cost-effective: Affordable compared to repeated pesticide use.

⚠️ Considerations & Tips

• Placement matters: Position traps near fruiting plants or compost bins where flies gather.

• Monitoring: Check traps regularly and replace pheromone lures as recommended.

• Integrated pest management: Works best when combined with good sanitation (removing overripe fruit).

• Limitations: While effective, traps may not completely eliminate infestations if sanitation is poor.

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Fruit Fly Trap

Nothing draws a crowd of fruit flies like an overripe tomato or strawberry, because decaying fruit is a fruit fly's ideal egg-laying site. After hatching, fruit fly grubs spend three or four days feeding on the decaying fruit before they mature into breeding adults, and the cycle begins again. These flies are rarely a problem in gardens except in warm-winter areas, and even indoors they are more of an annoyance than a serious pest. IPM trap Pheromone trap is designed for different fruit fly species in vegetable and fruit crops. Pheromone traps have played a large role in detecting influxes of adult pest species from one region to another and also even from non-crop areas into crop areas. Pheromones, traps can be used to monitor target pests in agriculture areas. By constantly monitoring for insects, pheromone traps can also lessen damage to agriculture and other plants. It can also limit the presence of stinging insects in the field.