DISTRIBUTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF FRUIT FLIES (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) ATTRACTED ON METHYL EUGANOL AND CUE LURE IN CENTRAL BANGKA REGENCY, BANGKA BELITUNG

Abstract

Not all fruit flies species of Dacini tribe were pests to fruit and fleshy vegetables. CentralBangka Regency is one of the citrus producer in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province. Information about this fruit flies in this area was limited. This study aimed to make inventory and identification of fruit flies species of the Dacini tribe in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung. The research was conducted in Nibung, Penyak, and Terentang Villages in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Islands. Lynfield traps were installed in a citrus cultivation area about 1.5 m above ground level. Lynfield traps were treated with the attractant and deltamethrin (2: 1; v / v) on dental cotton. Methyl eugenol and cue lure were used to attract the male fruit flies. In Central Bangka Regency, 3 genera and 14 species of fruit flies were obtained from the tribe Dacini. The fruit fly species of Bactrocera atrifemur, B. carambolae, B. dorsalis, B. occipitalis, and B. umbrosa were caught in the methyl eugenol attractant trap. Meanwhile, the fruit fly species of B. albistrigata, B. fuscitibia, B. melastomatos, B. neocognata, B. nigrotibialis, Dacus nanggalae, Zeugodacus apicalis, Z. caudatus, and Z. cucurbitae were caught in the cue lure attractant trap. The fruit flies obtained from the two different attractants were used to develop dichotomous keys.