Abstract:
The study was conducted at Agricultural Research Station Harichand, Charsadda Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan during summer season, 2020 to evaluate the efficacy of different traps for controlling cucurbit fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coq.) on host bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria in two districts Malakand and Charsadda using anmol F1 variety. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The treatments included cue-lure imported, methyl eugenol imported, cue lure local, methyl eugenol local, protein hydrolysate and sticky card. Data were recorded by monitoring the traps for adult fruit fly catches and collected healthy and infested fruits on weekly bases. The highest mean number of adult fruit flies (33.74 at Malakand and 34.22 at Charsadda) were captured in cue lure imported followed by methyl eugenol imported (31.74 at malakand and 30.29 at charsadda) whereas, the lowest (0.85 at Malakand and 0.74 at Charsadda) were captured in sticky card traps. Considering percent healthy and infested fruits by both weight and number, percent infestation over control and total yield; the cue lure imported trap performed best in controlling B. cucurbitae among all the treatments followed by methyl eugenol imported trap, whereas sticky card traps showed the lowest performance. The highest total fruit yield (61.36 kg/h at Malakand and 66.43 kg/ha at Charsadda) was collected from cue lure imported plots followed by methyl eugenol imported (55.95 at Malakand and 62.78 kg/ha at Charsadda), while the lowest total fruit yield (38.46 at Malakand and 40.42 kg/ha at Charsadda) were obtained in control plots during the cropping season of bottle gourd. The experiment revealed that cue-lure imported traps could be effectively utilized for fruit fly management on bottle gourd in the summer season.
Page(s):
49-49
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, August 27-31, 2023 , Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Management
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Bactrocera cucurbitae
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Attractant traps
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Cue lure
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bottle gourd