Effect of pheromone traps on the population capture of fruit fly species and their infestation in mango orchards at Multan.
Khan M. A., Muhammad Ashfaq, Abdul Khaliq, Amjad Ali
Author Affiliation: Department of Agri. Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Pakistan Entomologist 24 : 153-157
Abstract : Population monitoring and fruit fly infestation studies were conducted by installing methyl eugenol and cue-lure traps in mango orchards in Multan, Pakistan, during 1998 and 1999. The second year collection was identified up to species. Data on infestation percentage were recorded by iron ring method. The cotton wicks with pheromones and baiting traps were changed at fortnight intervals. July and August showed maximum adult catches of fruit flies in mango orchards. The maximum infestation was recorded on 15 September and 1 October. The population of fruit flies was observed throughout the fruiting season from flowering to maturity. The methyl eugenol traps showed maximum capture of adults of fruit flies. Bactrocera zonata was dominant over B. cucurbitae. The correlation between population and infestation by fruit flies was positive and highly significant during 1999.