Effect of protein food baits in attracting fruit flies in mango orchard.
Nagaraj K. S., Jaganath S., Swamy G. S. K.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India.
Asian Journal of Horticulture 9 : 190-192
Abstract : Studies were made on evaluation of protein food baits in attracting fruit flies in mango orchard (cv. MALLIKA) during 2008-2009 at GKVK campus, Bangalore. Among various protein baits, casein+sugar+mango was the most superior food bait attracting significantly highest number of male fruit flies over an exposure of four weeks accounting for a mean trap catch of 26.00 fruit flies/trap/week. The food baits containing casein+sugar+banana attracted significantly highest number of female fruit flies over an exposure of four weeks accounting for a mean trap catch of 7.00 fruit flies/trap/week. When the total fruit flies irrespective of species were considered, traps baited with casein+sugar+mango was the most superior food bait attracting significantly highest number of fruit flies with a mean trap catch of 31.66 fruit flies/trap/week. The traps baited with casein+sugar+pineapple recorded lowest number of fruit flies.