公开(公告)号：AT387091T

公开(公告)日：2008-03-15

申请号：AT05740254

申请日：2005-04-15

Applicant: BASF AG

Inventor： HOLMES KEITH ,  BULL RICHARD

IPC: A01N47/02 ,  A01N25/00

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method of combating fruit flies by bringing into contact the male and the female species with fipronil characterized in that a) the male species are lured onto a material containing a pheromone or a parapheromone and fipronil b) the male species take up fipronil via contact with this material and c) transfer fipronil to the females via contact. The present invention also pertains to a method of combating fruit flies by bringing into contact the female species with fipronil according to the above-defined method. The present invention further provides a method of substantially eradicating from a land area fruit flies comprising the above method.