EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT HOMEMADE AND COMMERCIAL BAITS IN MONITORING OF FRUIT FLIES AT MARANTHANA, PYUTHAN, NEPAL

EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT HOMEMADE AND COMMERCIAL BAITS IN MONITORING OF FRUIT FLIES AT MARANTHANA, PYUTHAN, NEPAL

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Fruits & vegetable commodities incur huge loss in field & postharvest conditions due to infestation by Tephritid Fruit Flies.The adult female flies lay Bandage Protector eggs inside near maturity fruits & vegetables.The eggs hatch into apodous larvae which feed on the pulp; making them unfit for human consumption and marketing.Using male pheromone lures like Cue Lure & Methyl Eugenol Lure is one of novel techniques for annihilating male fruit flies only.

Female flies can still mate & keep ovipositing fruits.So, an experiment was carried at Maranthana, Pyuthan, Nepal with 3 replications & 7 treatments to devise techniques for female fruit flies management.The experiment comprised of commercially used pheromones like Cue Lure & Methyl Eugenol Lure and 5 home based baits viz.Apple Cider Vinegar, Yeast fermented sugar, Tulsi Lure, Local Liquor Lure & Pumpkin Lure; all poisoned with Malathion, soaked in cotton wick and assembled in Lynfield traps.

The experiment was completed in two trappings; 2021/04/18 to 2021/05/09 Medium Accent Plate and 2021/04/16 to 2021/07/07; with similar results in both trappings.The commercial were able to attract the highest number of flies; all of which were male.Local liquor lure & tulsi lure attracted least number of male fruit flies.The Apple Cider Vinegar Lure and Yeast Lure attracted both male & female flies while pumpkin lure attracted only female flies of genus Zeugodacus.

Results revealed that female flies of genus Zeugodacus tau & Z.cucurbitae could be attracted efficiently by making use of Apple Cider vinegar and Pumpkin.