The Fruit Fly Monitoring System was deployed in May 2014. Incorporated into this deployment was the training of representatives from each of the the participating countries. A two (2) day training workshop was held in Barbados on May 22nd and May 23rd 2014 and was attended by representatives from the eight (8) countries:
- Cayman Islands
- Jamaica
- Haiti
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Dominica
- St Vincent
- Tobago
The representatives of each of the participating countries presented useful and informative content about the Fruit Fly Trapping programme in their countries such as:
- An overview or history of the programme
- Different Fruit Fly species currently present in the countries
- Fruit Fly lifecycle
- Control and Management of Fruit Flies
- Distribution of Traps across the island with respect to each country
- The types of traps used in the Trapping programme
- The various hosts from which the traps are hung
- The way forward in the programme
- The benefits in capturing the Fruit Fly data
- Any challenges in the Fruit Fly trapping programme
- Accomplishments from the programme
- The roles and responsibilities of the various divisions
- Team members in the various Fruit Fly Trapping teams in each country
