Population variations of fruit flies, Bactrocera spp. in mango orchards of Hyderabad and Larkana Sindh

Zain-Ul-Aabdin Abro

doi:10.19045/bspab.2020.90099

Abstract

Population variations of fruit flies, Bactrocera spp. in mango orchards of Hyderabad and Larkana Sindh

Highlights

On contrary lower number of flies per trap as 12.9±1.35, and 9.5±0.45 of B. zonata and B. dorsalis were observed in the month of January in mango orchard of Hyderabad district
Results of the present investigation would be helpful in developing sustainable male annihilation technique (MAT) which is an important component in integrated pest management program (IPM) being in practice for fruit fly monitoring and control in mango orchards in Sindh
We have found only two Bactrocera species, i.e., Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata, and Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis throughout the whole year of studies

Summary

Research Article

Population variations of fruit flies, Bactrocera spp. in mango orchards of Hyderabad and Larkana Sindh. 1. Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh-Pakistan 2. Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA), Tando Jam, Sindh-Pakistan. Zain-Ul-Aabdin Abro1*, Naheed Baloch, Raza Muhammad Memon Niaz Hussain Khuhro, and Qadeer Ahmed Soomro.

Introduction thus render the mango fruit unmarketable

Results and discussion

Fruit flies species

Conclusion