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Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research

Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research
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Preference of the natal fruit fly, Ceratitis rosa to different fruit scents in a choice trial


International Symposia on Entomology

September 04, 2013 Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport, Orlando, FL, USA

Makuena Lebusa, Mark Laing and Ray Miller

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Entomol Ornithol Herpetol

Abstract :

Ceratitis rosa (Natal Fruit Fly) is one of the most economically important pests of citrus fruits throughout the world. C. rosa like other fruit flies statuses as a major pest; is maintained on cultivated fruits because it is more abundant in both cultivated and wild fruits throughout the year. C. rosa has a wide range of hosts including citruses as one of the most preferred cultivated hosts.Fruit fly management aims at deploying Bait Application Technique (BAT) which has been considered to control fruit flies over a large area. This can be achieved by using an ?Attract and Kill?approach incorporating attractants in the form of food and pheromones. In this study fruit scents have be used as attractants in a bait station to attract flies to the killing agent. Flies have been introduced to the different fruit scents in a choice experiment to determine the most preferred scent/s and preliminary results have shown that orange scent (Limonene) and banana scent (Isomyl acetate) are the most attractive to the Natal fruit fly. Further trials will be carried out to further test the attractiveness of these scents in fruit fly baits.

Biography :

Makuena M. Lebusa has completed her Msc in 2004 from Oklahoma State University and currently enrolled in a Ph.D. at the University of Kwazulu- Natal South Africa. She is a Lecturer in Entomology at the same University.

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