Diversity of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Attracted by Me Lure in CSC-Bg Germplasm Carambola Plantation

Abstract

Diversity of fruit flies (Diptera: tephritidae) attracted by me lure in CSG-BG germplasm carambolae plantation. Germplasm Garden (KPN) Cibinong Science Center-Botanical Garden (CSC-BG) is one of the gardens that conserve and utilizes Indonesian local germplasm, one of which is carambolae. The current problem in KPN is the attack of fruit flies (Bactrocera spp.). This study was conducted to determine the diversity of fruit flies in the KPN carambola plantation area. A total of eight traps were placed randomly in the plantation area. Each trap contained 1 mL of methyl eugenol pheromone solution. Identification of fruit flies was carried out based on three morphological differences, they were wings, abdomen, and hind legs. There were 317 fruit flies collected and separated into three species, namely Bactrocera carambolae, B. papayae, dan B. umbrosa, of which B. carambolae had a dominance index of 0.74 and abundance index of 85%. Data on the types of fruit flies can be used as primary data to determine the preparation of pest prevention efforts.

The Status of <em>Bactrocera dorsalis</em> as an Emerging Predominant Pest in the Commercial Fruit Industry in Sri Lanka

“…02). Evidently, there is a high possibility of fruit flies to become a dominant species when the decreasing the number of species in a particular site (Riastiwi et al 2021). The study results significantly indicate the predominance of B. dorsalis over other recorded three species, and these findings could be linked with the previous records of B. dorsalis because this species have been recorded as the predominant fruit fly species in several other countries like China (Li 2016) and Indonesia (Zulida and Tati 2016;Kartika and Tati 2016).…”