FIELD EVALUATION OF SOME ATTRACTANTS FOR ATTRACTING THE ADULTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY, CERATITIS CAPITATA (WIED.)

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Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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Field evaluation of some attractants (bominal and local attrac­tants) to attract the adult of the Mediterranea fruit fly, Ceratitis capita­ta were carried out through four experiments at Kalubia Governorate during the two successive seasons; 1995 and 1996. Fresh bominal was superior for attracting medfly adult at 5%, 10% and 1 5% concentrations in the four experiments, followed by local attractant (No. 2) at the same concentrations during three experiments. At 20% concentration, local attractant (No. 2) hold the first place in two experiments and the sec­ond place in the two other experiments. Attractant efficacy of fresh bominal decreased sharply when its storage reached 1-5 years, where the mean percentages of reduction in fresh bominal efficacy ranged be­tween 45.29%-88.99%. Attractant efficacy for local attractants de­creased also, when its storage reached six months.

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