A low cost bisexual food baited trap for Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillet) (Tephritidae: Diptera) in gourds

ENTOMON ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-290
Author(s):  
Kishor Pujar ◽  
T. Elaiyabharathi ◽  
T. Kempraj ◽  
C. Kavitha
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
Bitter Gourd ◽  
Bactrocera Cucurbitae ◽  
Food Grade ◽  
Male Ratio ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Luffa Acutangula

A low cost fruit fly trap was designed to attract the fruit flies with food baits. The preliminary field experiments were conducted for selecting the food bait and its concentration. A combination of 30 g of banana pulp + 3 ml of food grade alcohol selected and tested in gourds namely snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.), ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula L.) and bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) in Coimbatore and Dharmapuri. The food bait attracted both sexes of B. cucurbitae with female: male ratio 0.78:1 and the cost of trap and food bait costs only 43 rupees per acre.

scholarly journals Livestock manure as an alternative attractant for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in guava tree

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Rosenya Michely Cintra Filgueiras ◽  
Francisco Roberto de Azevedo ◽  
Raul Azevedo ◽  
Ricardo Braga de Farias ◽  
Cristiane Ramos Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Cost Effectiveness Ratio ◽  
Livestock Manure ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Hydrolyzed Protein ◽  
The Cost

ABSTRACT Fruit flies are typically managed using hydrolyzed protein, which is difficult for family farmers to obtain. This study aimed at assessing the efficiency of livestock manure for monitoring and/or controlling this pest in guava tree orchards. The first experiment tested the efficiency of guava juice and manure from cattle, sheep, pig, horse and chicken as attractants for fruit flies. Once the best bait had been established, a second experiment was conducted using guava juice and chicken manure extract at concentrations of 10 %, 30 %, 50 %, 70 % and 100 %. A third assay analyzed guava juice and chicken manure extract (10 %) at three attractant aging periods (3, 7 and 14 days after trap installation). The cost-effectiveness ratio between guava juice and extract was also analyzed. It was concluded that fruit flies prefer the chicken manure extract (10 %), with greater capture observed three days after trap installation, which can replace the guava juice in the agroecological management of fruit flies in guava trees in family farms, since it is low cost and efficient.

scholarly journals Biochemical Resistance Traits of Bitter Gourd against Fruit Fly Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) Infestation

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Paras Nath ◽  
A. K. Pandey ◽  
Akilesh Kumar ◽  
A. B. Rai ◽  
Hemalatha Palanivel
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Reducing Sugars ◽  
Larval Density ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Bitter Gourd ◽  
Bactrocera Cucurbitae ◽  
Total Sugars ◽  
Fruit Damage

Host plant resistance is a key factor for management of the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett), due to difficulties associated with its chemical and biological control. Various biochemical traits including total sugars, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, silica, protein content, ash content, other elements and phenols, and moisture content of fruit were studied on 74 varieties/genotypes of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), in relation to resistance against B. cucurbitae under field conditions. Seventy-four genotypes of bitter gourd were screened against fruit fly infestation. The correlation coefficients revealed that the larval density and bitter gourd fruit damage (%) had significant positive relationship (r = 0.99). The moisture content had significant positive effect on the fruit damage (r = 0.75) and number of larvae per fruit (0.80). Significant differences were found in tested varieties/genotypes for fruit infestation and larval density per fruit. The nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and protein content (r = -0.87, -0.90) showed significant negative correlation with fruit fly infestation. The non-reducing, reducing, total sugars, total phenols, silica and ash content had significant impact on the fruit damage and showed significant negative correlation with fruit fly infestation. The ascorbic acid also had significant impact on the fruit damage and showed significant negative correlation with fruit fly infestation (r = -0.79), the chlorophyll ‘a’, ‘b’ and total chlorophyll content had non-significant negative effect on the fruit damage and number of larvae per fruit.

scholarly journals DINAMIKA POPULASI LALAT BUAH (Diptera: Tephritidae) PADA TANAMAN BUAH-BUAHAN DI KABUPATEN DHARMASRAY

Agrin ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Heriza
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
Fruit Tree ◽  
Bactrocera Cucurbitae ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Control Fruit ◽  
Bactrocera Carambolae ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Fruit Plants

Kegiatan penelitian Dinamika Populasi Lalat Buah (Diptera: Tephritidae) Pada Tanaman Buah-Buahan DiKabupaten Dharmasraya ini telah dilakukan mulai pada tanggal 1Agustus 2016 sampai dengan tanggal 10November 2016 di Kabupaten Dharmasraya. Kegiatan penelitian ini adalah sebuah penelitian untuk memperkayapengetahuan mengenai lalat buah yang meliputi kesamaan, kelimpahan, dominansi lalat buah pada tanaman buahbuahandi Dharmasraya, dan dapat membantu dalam upaya pengendalian hama lalat buah pada tanaman buahbuahanyang dibudidayakan. Data penelitian diambil dari mengumpulkan buah busuk yang ada di pasar KabupatenDharmasraya dan trapping di sentra buah-buahan di Kabupaten Dharmasraya, Propinsi Sumatera Barat kemudiandibawa ke Laboratorium Entomologi Prodi Agroekoteknologi Fakultas Pertanian Kampus III Universitas AndalasDharmasraya untuk diidentifikasi. Dari hasil penelitian ini terlihat keragaman spesies lalat buah di pasar dan disentra buah-buahan di Kabupaten Dharmasraya sangat rendah dan di dominansi oleh spesies Bactroceracarambolae dan Bactrocera papayae, dan ditemukan 6 spesies lalat buah yang ada di lokasi pasar dan sentra buahbuahan di Kabupaten Dharmasraya yaitu Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock, Bactrocera carambolae Drew &Hancock, Bactrocera umbrosa Fabricius, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillete, Bactrocera caudata Fabricius danBactrocera albistrigata de Maijere (Diptera:Tephritidae).Kata Kunci: populasi, lalat buah, tanaman buahABSTRACTResearch activities Fruit Fly Dynamics Population (Diptera: Tephritidae) On Fruit Plants In DharmasrayaDistrict has been done starting on August 1st ,2016 until November 10th, 2016 at Dharmasraya District. Thisresearch activity are research to enrich the knowledge of fruit flies that include similarity, abundance, dominanceof fruit flies in fruit crops in Dharmasraya, and can help in the effort to control fruit fly pests on fruit tree. Datawere taken from collected rotten fruit on the market Dharmasraya and trapping in the center of fruits inDharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra Province and then taken to the Laboratory of Entomology Faculty ofAgriculture Campus III University of Andalas Dharmasraya will be identified. From the results of this study looksdiversity of species of fruit flies in the market and at the central fruit in Dharmasraya very low and in dominanceby species Bactrocera carambolae and Bactrocera papayae, and found six fruit fly species that exist in the marketplace and center for fruits in the District Dharmasraya namely Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock, Bactroceracarambolae Drew & Hancock, Bactrocera umbrosa Fabricius, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillete, Bactroceracaudata Fabricius and Bactrocera albistrigata de Maijere (Diptera: Tephritidae).Key words: Population, Fruit Flies, Fruit Crops

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