Efficacy on Population Dynamic of Fruit Fly, Bactrocera spp. (Tephritidae: Diptera)

Author: Amit Kumar Patel, Arvind Parmar, Azad Kumar Singh, Vikash Prasad Mishra, Hasamukh Lal, Jahar Singh Rawat and Vishal Sarsaiya

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Abstract

Efficacy on population dynamic of fruit fly, Bactrocera spp. (Tephritidae: Diptera) experiment conducted during rabi season 2019-2020 at the Agricultural Organic Research Farm Kargunwaji, Laboratory of Department of Entomology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.). A total number of four species of fruit flies like- Bactrocera affinis, B. dorsalis and B. zonata were trapped in methyl eugenol baited traps and only one species, Bactrocera cucurbitae was trapped in cue lure baited traps. The population range of Bactrocera affinis was recorded 85.6-321.0 FFs/trap/week, B. cucurbitae 106.4-682.76FFs/trap/week, B. dorsalis 33.6-129.56 FFs/trap/week and B. zonata was recorded 88.9- 334.6FFs/trap/week, respectively. The population of Bactrocera affinis, B. cucurbitae B. dorsalis and B. zonata was covered 12.7, 69.0, 5.1 and 13.2 per cent of total trapped population, respectively. Bactrocera cucurbitae was predominant species in cue lure and B. zonata in methyl eugenolbaited traps. The population of B. dorsalis was the lowest compared to all other flies. Its population recorded from 45th SW to 11th SW in the season is as follows 46.7, 49.2, 59.4, 70.3, 79.3, 89.6, 68.0, 56.7, 51.3, 39.9, 33.6, 35.8, 42.1, 56.2, 66.5, 90.1, 102.5,116.5 and 129.5 FFs/trap/week, respectively.

Keywords

Cure lure, fruit flies, methyl eugenol, population dynamic, traps

Conclusion

•A total of four species of fruit fly were trapped in para-pheromon baitedtraps. •Bactrocera affinis, B. dorsalis and B. zonata were trapped in methyl eugenol baited traps while only one species, Bactrocera cucurbitae was trapped in cue lure baitedtraps. •The maximum population of Bactrocera affinis was observed 321.0 FFs/trap/week at 11th SW while minimum population was recorded at 3rd SW with 85.6FFs/trap/week. •Bactrocera cucurbitae population range was recorded as 106.4 682.7FFs/trap/week during study. •Bactrocera dorsalis population was on peak at 11th SW and population range was noticed 33.6-129.5FFs/trap/week. •The population of Bactrocera zonata was lowest during January month and it peak population (334.6 FFs/trap/week) was recorded at last week of season. •Bactrocera affinis was covered 12.7 per cent of the total trapped fly population. •Bactrocera cucurbitae was covered 69.0 per cent of the total trapped fly population. •Bactrocera zonata was covered 13.2 per cent of the total trapped fly population. •Bactrocera cucurbitae was predominant species of fruit fly during study. •Bactrocera zonata was predominant species comparison to B. affinis and B. dorsali of fruit fly which were trapped in traps baited with methyl ugenol.

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Amit Kumar Patel, Arvind Parmar, Azad Kumar Singh, Vikash Prasad Mishra, Hasamukh Lal, Jahar Singh Rawat and Vishal Sarsaiya (2022). Efficacy on Population Dynamic of Fruit Fly, Bactrocera spp. (Tephritidae: Diptera). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 521-524.