| Comparative field study of various attractants of the Ethiopian fruit fly Dacus ciliatus (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| Paper ID : 1171-3IICE (R1) |
| Authors: |
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masoume paydar *1, nasser Moeeny-Naghdeh2, Farzad Jalilian3, Abbas Ali Ali Zamani4 1Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural. Resources, University of Razi, Kermanshah,Iran. 2Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran 3Academic member of Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center. 4Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah , Iran |
| Abstract: |
| Fruit flies are serious agricultural pests because of their direct damage to fruit through oviposition and larval feeding which can lead to loss of marketable crop. Mass trapping is one of the control methods of fruit flies by using different baits. We conducted a comparative study of different compounds to determine the best attractant of cucurbit flies by using the Mcphail trap. The effect of sugar beet molasses (3%), Ammonia Lure, Dacus ciliatus Loew pheromone, Hydrolyzed protein (3%) Ammonium acetate solution (3%), Apple vinegar (3%) and beer yeast (3%) were investigated in mass trapping of Dacus ciliatus in a cucumber field (3 ha) using a completely randomized design with four replications in 2018. Traps hang on wooden stands (Height=1m) on 9th July and checked weekly and all captured insects were counted. Data was analyzed by using SAS software and mean comparisons were done by LSD Test (α=1%). Results revealed significant differences among the treatments. Mcphail traps baited with sugar beet molasses and Hydrolyzed protein caught more D. ciliatus of both sexes compared with those of other treatments. Pumpkin flies captured with sugar beet molasses compared to other treatments showed a significantly difference per week (16.79 ± 4.89). After sugar beet molasses, Pumpkin fly captured with hydrolyzed protein (14.45 ± 1.69), beer yeast (12.33 ± 1.60), ammonium acetate (10.95 ± 0.49), D. ciliatus pheromone (8.23 ± 1.00), apple vinegar (5.83 ± 0.42) and ammonia lure are at the next level, respectively. Average weekly captures of non-target flies such as Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera in sugar beet molasses, apple vinegar and hydrolyzed protein were 3.41, 2.68 and 2.60 respectively, but there is no significant difference among these treatments statistically. The lowest weekly captured of non-target insects were observed in D. ciliatus pheromone (0.98 ± 0.18), ammonia lure (1.03 ± 0.20) and ammonium acetate (1.17 ± 0.29) respectively, but there is no significant difference among these treatments statistically. In conclusion, sugar beet molasses and Hydrolyzed protein are very efficient and economic attractants to entrap melon fly, therefore, they are recommended as the best baits for mass trapping of the pumpkin fly in cucumber field. |
| Keywords: |
| Dacus ciliatus, Male, Females, Cucurbitaceous crops, Bait-sprays, Mass trapping |
| Status : Paper Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
