{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["005:18"], "contactPoint": {"fn": "Manoukis, Nicholas", "hasEmail": "mailto:nicholas.manoukis@usda.gov"}, "description": "<p dir=\"ltr\">Male Annihilation Technique (MAT) against tephritid fruit flies consists of applying a mixture of a specific male attractant with a toxicant at a high density per unit area to kill a large proportion of the males in a pest population. We tested varying application densities of MAT with cuelure (MAT-CL) against <i>Zeugodacus cucurbitae</i> via mark-release-recapture experiments in Hawai\u2019i. Results indicate that at the commonly recommended application density (1600 spots/km<sup>2</sup>), MAT-CL is ineffective, killing only about 10% of the males over three days. However, decreasing the application density significantly increased effectiveness: at 10% of the recommended density, kill rates increased to an average 39%, similar to the estimated optimal effectiveness of methyl eugenol MAT against <i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i>. Applications aged two weeks were significantly more effective than when freshly applied, suggesting that current commercial products are long-lived and that perhaps even higher mortality is possible with less material in the field. We did not find a difference between the two MAT-CL products tested. By tracking individual males via harmonic radar, we found that movement is reduced in plots that had a higher application density, supporting the hypothesis that saturation with male lures is leading to arrestment and decreased contact with toxicant.</p>", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59564627", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-tracking.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59564630", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-all-recaptures-bytrap.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59564633", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-per-replicate.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59564636", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-QC.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59565062", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-per-replicate.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59565065", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-all-recaptures-bytrap.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59565068", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-QC.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59565071", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "CL-MAT-tracking.csv"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/59565074", "format": "txt", "mediaType": "text/plain", "title": "metadata.txt"}], "identifier": "10.15482/USDA.ADC/30620771.v1", "keyword": ["Insect tracking", "Male annihilation technique (MAT)", "Melon Fly", "insect behaviors", "invasive pest species"], "license": "https://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/", "modified": "2026-03-30", "programCode": ["005:040"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "Agricultural Research Service"}, "temporal": "2023-08-17/2024-06-27", "title": "Data from: Effectiveness of Male Annihilation Technique Against <i>Zeugodacus cucurbitae</i> is Improved at Application Densities Below Currently Recommended Level"}