Inexpensive Artisanal Traps for Mass Trapping Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Haiti

Fractyl Mertilus; Jorge Peña; Dennis Ring; Timothy Schowalter

doi:10.1653/024.100.0241

Evaluation of Mass Trapping and Bait Stations to Control Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) Fruit Flies in Mango Orchards of Chiapas, Mexico

Florida Entomologist ◽

10.1653/024.100.0235 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 100 (2) ◽

pp. 358-365 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Salvador Flores ◽

Enoc Gómez ◽

Sergio Campos ◽

Fredy Gálvez ◽

Jorge Toledo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fruit Flies ◽

Mass Trapping ◽

Bait Stations

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Effectiveness of Selected Parapheromones for Mass Trapping of Mango Fruit Fly, Ceratitis cosyra Walker and Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Mango

Nigeria Journal of Entomology ◽

10.36108/nje/0202/63.01.41 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 118-129

Author(s):

C. Ebi

Keyword(s):

Mangifera Indica ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Fruit Flies ◽

Methyl Eugenol ◽

Bactrocera Dorsalis ◽

Economic Damage ◽

Special Focus ◽

Mass Trapping ◽

Male Annihilation ◽

Ceratitis Cosyra

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important fruit crop in Nigeria. It is a source of essential vitamins and is also cultivated for its nutritional, medicinal and industrial uses. Fruit flies infest various commercial fruit crops and cause economic damage. Mass trapping and male annihilation technique (MAT) has been the most useful and common means of controlling fruit flies with special focus on Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) on mangoes. The study evaluated the effectiveness of four types of parapheromones namely, methyl eugenol (liquid and solid forms), cuelure, terpinyl acetate and trimedlure for mass trapping of fruit flies on Mango. Modified Lynfield traps containing the parapheromones were randomly set on the mango orchards in three replicates in Nigeria Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) orchard, Okigwe, Imo state, Southeast Nigeria. This study was conducted during the mango fruiting period of 2019 season, when the density of fruit flies peaked. Effect of parapheromones on mean number of damaged dropped fruits was also evaluated. The mean population of B. dorsalis and Ceratitis cosyra was significantly higher (P>0.05) in liquid methyl eugenol traps when compared to other parapheromones. Bactrocera dorsalis recorded more than 90% of the fruit flies that were trapped especially in the first 3 weeks of trapping. In orchard I, Liquid methyl eugenol significantly (P<0.05) trapped highest number of B. dorsalis (270.20) in week I and similar trends were observed in orchard II. There was steady decline in damaged dropped mango fruits as the study progressed (Fig. 1 and 2). Use of liquid methyl eugenol was most effective in trapping B. dorsalis and C. cosyra, and it can be incorporated in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes for the control of fruit flies.

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Mass Trapping of Fruit Flies (Bactrocera spp.) in Cucumber using Parapheromone in Himachal Pradesh

Indian Journal of Entomology ◽

10.5958/0974-8172.2017.00055.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 79 (3) ◽

pp. 274

Author(s):

Mohinder Singh ◽

K. C. Sharma ◽

Ramesh K. Bhardwaj ◽

P. L. Sharma

Keyword(s):

Fruit Flies ◽

Himachal Pradesh ◽

Mass Trapping

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Seasonal Abundance and Diversity of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Three Types of Plant Formations in Western Burkina Faso, West Africa

Annals of the Entomological Society of America ◽

10.1093/aesa/saaa004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 113 (5) ◽

pp. 343-354 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Issaka Zida ◽

Souleymane Nacro ◽

Rémy Dabiré ◽

Irénée Somda

Keyword(s):

Burkina Faso ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Fruit Flies ◽

Bactrocera Dorsalis ◽

Seasonal Abundance ◽

Mass Trapping ◽

Tephritid Species ◽

Study Sites ◽

Western Burkina Faso

Abstract Fruit flies are significant insect pests, worldwide. Tephritid species diversity and their seasonal abundance were investigated over 2 yr (May 2017 to May 2019) in Western Burkina Faso. A mass trapping experiment consisting of 288 Tephri Trap types, operating with four types of parapheromones comprising methyl eugenol, terpinyl acetate, trimedlure, and cue lure and an insecticide (Dichlorvos), was used for attracting and killing insects. Plant formations including natural fallows, mango orchards, and agroforestry parks in each of the six study sites were selected for data collection. Twenty-nine tephritid species belonging to 10 genera were identified. Fourteen fruit fly species were identified for the first time in Burkina Faso. The genera Ceratitis MacLeay (Diptera : Tephritidae) and Dacus Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae) with, respectively, 14 and 7 species recorded were the most represented. The dominant species caught was the invasive Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) followed by Ceratitis cosyra Walker (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Ceratitis silvestrii Bezzi (Diptera: Tephritidae). The fruit fly population density was very high during the rainy season, with peaks occurring in June or July. The fruit fly species were generally more abundant during the hot and rainy seasons than during the cold and dry seasons. The highest diversity was recorded in natural fallows, as compared with the mango orchards and agroforestry parks. Tephritid species found refuge in the mango orchards during the dry and cold periods. The results of that investigation may be used for developing a sustainable pest management strategy for commercial orchards.

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