Good mango varieties resistant to fruit flies

[elriba]

Hi,

From what I understand some varieties of mango are much more resistant to fruit files than others.

Do you know which good varieties are resistant to fruit flies?  I wanted to try the varieties "edgar" and "ataualfo" but would much prefer not to use traps because of where I will keep these trees (i.e., far from where I live).

Thanks!
Edgard

[bovine421]

My uneducated guess would be Duncan

[Tommyng]

Do you mean fallen mangos? Because they don’t bother any mangos on my trees that aren’t split or diseased.

[bsbullie]

This was discussed in a different thread.  The mango itself is not attacked by fruit flies.  A split, damaged, diseased/rotting with an open wound is a different story but I dont know of any variety with damage that fruit flies wouldn't attack.

[Jose Spain]

You are all talking about Ceratitis capitata, right? I didn't know it doesn't attack undamaged mangoes. I use organza bags and waxed paper bags combined to protect my fruit (including mangoes) from this fly, snails and birds and bottles with attractant liquid to reduce the population. Really a pain in the ass this insect.

[canito 17]

Dominican Republic banilejo cultivar is immune to fruit fly and the maprang mango relative.