Laboratory studies on ovipositional preference of the peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephiritidae) for different host fruits

Rauf, Imran; Ahmad, Nazir; ., S.M.M. Shah Rashdi; Ismail, Muhammad; Khan, M. Hamayoon

doi:10.5897/ajar2013.6744

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“…Alies 2005found indications that larger fruit with an attractive smell, color, and shape are more easily infested by fruit flies, while another factor influencing insect oviposition host preference is the local availability of different hosts (Chua 1994;Rauf et al 2013). Fruit plants that are present in greater numbers or density in a certain location will naturally be more likely to be visited by fruit flies; while fruit plants that are sparsely represented in an area may only rarely be encountered by fruit flies.…”

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Host preference fruit flies Bactrocera carambolae (Drew & Hancock) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Drew and Hancock) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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Host plant preference amongst several fruit species was studied for two fruit fly species i.e. Bactrocera carambolae (Drew & Hancock) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Drew & Hancock), which both belong to B. dorsalis species complex. Both fruit fly species are known to be polyphagous and cause significant economic losses as pests of fruit crops. The aim of this research was to assess the host range of these major pests in Indonesia. The research was conducted at the Entomology Laboratory and Insect Specimen Collection Laboratory, Indonesian Center for Agriculture Biotechnology and Genetic Resource Research and Development, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia from June 2011 to March 2012. Comparative host preference for both species was studied with regard to malaya varieties of star fruit (Averrhoa carambolae), manalagi varieties of mango (Mangifera indica), guava aka water apple (Psidium guajava), citra water guava (Eugenia aquae), jamaica bol guava (Eugenia malaccenensis), and california papaya (Carica papaya). Our results suggest the strongest preference for malaya star fruit by B. carambolae followed by manalagi mango; and for california papaya followed by manalagi mango by B. dorsalis. The study also found that welahan variety star fruit is least preferred by both species of fruit fly.

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Section: Fecundity and Number As Well As Percentage Of Pupa Successfumentioning

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Host preference fruit flies Bactrocera carambolae (Drew & Hancock) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Drew and Hancock) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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“…Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are very common pests of economic importance in nearly all tropical, subtropical and various temperate regions of the world (De Meyer et al, 2010) The cosmopolitan nature of fruit fly species highlights their international importance in sustainable fruit and vegetable production as well as trade issues. Most of the economic species of fruit flies (Bactrocera zonata, Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera cucurbitae, Dacus ciliatus) are polyphagous in nature and damage a wide range of fruits and vegetables affecting their production (Imran et al, 2013). High value exports of fruit (citrus, guava, and mango) and vegetables significantly contribute in the national economy of Pakistan (Anonymous, 2009).…”

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Role of Dirhinus giffardii Silv. age on the parasitism preference to different days old pupae of Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera cucurbitae

Naveed¹,

Suhail²,

Ahmad³

et al. 2014

J. Agric. Biotech. Sustain. Dev.

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Apprehensions are mounting about the effects of pesticides on human and environment. Therefore, interest is being revived to use biological control, which is recognized as an important component of sustainable pest management. Dirhinus giffardii has been effectively used as pupal parasitoid for the management of fruit flies. Experiments were conducted to determine the suitable host age for rearing of the pupal parasitoid on the two species of fruit flies, Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera cucurbitae. Results indicated that D. giffardii preferred the pupae of B. zonata than B. cucurbitae at all the tested host (pupae) ages of the fruit flies. Maximum parasitism per female was observed at the age of 3 days old pupae. The parasitism increased significantly up to the pupal age of 3 days and then the parasitism started declining. Parasitism of the D. giffardii was recorded on fruit flies pupae up to the age of 5 to 6 days on both the fruit fly species and no parasitism was recorded from day 7 onwards. The results revealed that age of parasitoid, D. giffardii also had significant effect on pupal parasitism of B. zonata and B. cucurbitae. The mean parasitism per female was increasing with age of parasitoid and reached to its peak at the age of 5 days of parasitoids. Thereafter the parasitism started declining with the subsequent age of parasitoid and it reached lowest at the age of 30 days. The studies suggested that the parasitoids D. giffardii should be discarded after the age of 15 days for good mass rearing.

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“…Dirhinus giffardii completes a major part of its life cycle (egg to pupa) inside the host pupae. The parasitoid consumes the host resource completely and gained more fitness when reared on a large host (Imran et al 2013). However, utilizing biological control agents in pest management programs requires successful mass rearing techniques.…”

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Parasitism potential of Dirhinus giffardii (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) on pupae of the fruit fly species, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), during variable exposure durations

Ullah¹,

Farooq²,

Honey³

et al. 2021

Egypt J Biol Pest Control

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Background Fruit flies are important insect pests of horticultural crops. Pesticides used to control them which cause environmental and health hazards; therefore, other alternative sustainable management measures are required. Main body Successful implementation of an integrated pest management program, using biological control agents, needs synchronization of parasitoids with hosts selection and exposure time. The present study was conducted to assess the biological activity of the parasitoid species, Dirhinus giffardii (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), against the melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), and the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), at different exposure durations (24, 48, and 72 h). The experiments were conducted under standard laboratory conditions. Significant differences in the parasitism rate of D. giffardii were observed for both species at different exposure durations. The maximum parasitism rate of D. giffardii (52.60 ± 2.84%) and (42.73 ± 2.74%) was observed at 48-h exposure period for Z. cucurbitae and B. dorsalis, respectively. Also, a comparison between both species showed a difference in parasitism rate at 24 and 48 h and a positive correlation between percent parasitism and exposure duration. Adult emergence of D. giffardii showed a maximum emergence rate from pupae of Z. cucurbitae (63.55 ± 4.02%) and B. dorsalis (51.61 ± 2.33%) at 10 days interval, respectively. However, the daily emergence of the parasitoid was not correlated to exposure duration in both species. The results of the present study may serve in the mass rearing of D. giffardii. Conclusion The biological activity of D. giffardii was maximum at 48 h of exposure for both fruit fly species, and this important information may improve the mass rearing technology of D. giffardii.

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Laboratory studies on ovipositional preference of the peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephiritidae) for different host fruits

Cited by 20 publications

References 21 publications

Host preference fruit flies Bactrocera carambolae (Drew & Hancock) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Drew and Hancock) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Host preference fruit flies Bactrocera carambolae (Drew & Hancock) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Drew and Hancock) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Role of Dirhinus giffardii Silv. age on the parasitism preference to different days old pupae of Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera cucurbitae

Parasitism potential of Dirhinus giffardii (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) on pupae of the fruit fly species, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), during variable exposure durations

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