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

Rauf Imran | Zendy; Nazir Ahmad | Zendy; M Masoom Shah Rashdi S | Zendy; Ismail Muhammad | Zendy; Hamayoon Khan M | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Rauf Imran,

Nazir Ahmad,

M Masoom Shah Rashdi S,

Ismail Muhammad,

Hamayoon Khan M

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

african journal of agricultural research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1991-637X

DOI - 10.5897/ajar2013.6744

Subject(s) - host (biology) , horticulture , biology , pupa , pest analysis , bactrocera dorsalis , tephritidae , preference , toxicology , botany , larva , mathematics , ecology , statistics

The peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) is a serious pest of different fruits and vegetables in Pakistan inflicting economical damages. A laboratory experiment was conducted to determine the oviposition preference of the peach fruit fly for different fruits including guava, banana, citrus, ber, chikoo and apple under free or no choice conditions. Results showed that the guava was the most preferred host with mean pupal recovery of 318.00 ± 4.61 pupa/fruit (p/f) under free choice and 434 ± 2.64 p/f under no choice conditions, followed by banana (266.00 ± 4.5 p/f) in free choice and ber (177.00 ± 2.08 p/f) in no choice experiment. Whereas, apple and citrus were least preferred hosts. Key words: Bactrocera zonata, host preference, oviposition.

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