Case 8- Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines, 2023

Digos, as the major city of mango production in Davao del Sur, around 50KM away from Davao, it is dubbed as the Mango Capital City of the Philippines. Fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is one of the major pests that has been a threat to the local industry. Every year, millions of mangos are damaged due to the infestation of fruit flies. According to the local farmers, the average Fruit Damage Rate in Digos is around 50% or even worse.

Dmaged mango by fruit fly(larva inside)

Ecoman decided to run trials for fruit fly control using Ecoman's protein bait-Great Fruit Fly Bait(GFFB) on three farms(two mango farms and one pomelo farm).

Before GFFB application, Ecoman team gave off-line training and technical support to the local spraying team. Besides, using Ecoman Mini Trap for fruit fly monitoring to know the fruit fly population dynamics in the orchard.

                                                   

 

The local spraying team was trained about:

1.How to prepare the diluted mix

2.Spot application technique

3.Where to spray

4.Dosage per hectare

5.Ideal time of application

6.How to conduct knock down tests

7.Do's and Dont's

 

The trial is still on going, we will wait for the final evaluation...