Evaluation of Insecticides and Suitable Trap Containers for Effective Fruit Fly Catches

Authors

  • Singh H. S. ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow 226101, Uttar Pradesh
  • Gundappa Baradevanal ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow 226101, Uttar Pradesh
  • Dharm Beer ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow 226101, Uttar Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.379

Keywords:

Fruit flies, mango, Bactrocera dorsalis, insecticides, trap designs, methyl eugenol, emamectin benzoate, abamectin, profenophos, CISH trap

Abstract

Fruit flies are quarantine pests and major impediments in horticultural production, domestic market, and export of fresh fruits and vegetables. Trapping with a lure is the best known method to monitor/ manage the fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis populations. The fruit fly attraction and its mortality depend on the lure, type of killing agent, and design of the trap container. To make the trapping technology more robust, a study was conducted to find out the suitable killing agent amongst ten insecticides and the best trap design among the available six trap designs. The results revealed that emamectin benzoate 1.9EC was superior as killing agent with the maximum trap catches (648.75 to 1304.75 fruit flies/ trap) up to 12 weeks, followed by abamectin 1.9EC and profenophos 50EC. Among the trap designs, the CISH trap container was found to be superior (306.25 to 940.00 fruit flies/ trap/ week).

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Published

2023-06-01

How to Cite

H. S., S., Baradevanal, G., & Beer, D. (2023). Evaluation of Insecticides and Suitable Trap Containers for Effective Fruit Fly Catches. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(2), 483–486. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.379

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