Farmers in effected regions are encouraged to use a lure and kill tactic to combat the presence of "B. tyroni". Lure and kill tactics include the use of some sort of bait that attracts the pest, or a lure. This can include semiochemical lures such as pheromones, food attractants, host mimics, or color attractants. The killing mechanism often involves pesticides, liquid traps in which the pest drowns, or sticky traps that the pest cannot escape from. At low densities of "B. tyroni", lure and kill tactics are most effective as a mechanism to monitor the frequency of "B. tyroni"; at high densities, they effectively combat the pest via population reduction. Two of the most common lure and kill approaches for "B. tyroni" are the male annihilation technique (MAT) and the protein-bait spray (PBS).