Effect of protein food baits in attracting fruit flies in mango orchard.
Nagaraja K. S., Gowda V. N., Basavarajeshwari, Srikanth L. G., Shabarish P. R., Mahamadtoufeeq Husainnaik
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore - 65, Karnataka, India.
Trends in Biosciences 7 : 1971-1973
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, case in + 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 foodbait 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 was recorded lowest number of fruit flies.