FIELD EVALUATION OF SOME ATTRACTANTS FOR ATTRACTING ADULTS OF FRUIT FLIES

Evaluation of different attractants for adults of the Mediterranean fruit fly (MFF), Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) and Peach fruit fly (PFF), Baettoc^-era zonata (Saund.) was carried out at three locations (orchards) in Sinuris & Ibshaway, Fayoum Governorate through an experiment during May-June, 2003. The mean capture per trap per day "CTD" for MFF adults were 0.20, 0.31, 0.54, 0.58 and 0.83 fly for Buminal 2.5 %, Buminal 5 %, Buminal 10 %, Di-ammonium phosphate 2 % and Di-ammonium phosphate 3 %, respectively. For PFF adults, "CID" were 1.87 flies for Buminal 2.5 %, 2.23 flies for Buminal 5 %, 2.82 flies for Buminal 10 ⁰/0, 6.78 flies for Di-ammonium phosphate 2 % and 5.34 flies for Di-ammonium phosphate 3 %. Di-ammonium phosphate concentrations were more attractant for males and females of MFF & PFF adults than Buminal concentrations. All the attractants attracted PFF adults more than MFF adults, also, all the attractants attracted females more than males for MFF and PFF adults.