In general, it can be observed that
fruit fly populations in Tetipac maintain fruit flies per trap per d values of > 0.01, whereas in Atoyac, populations maintain fruit flies per trap per d values of < 0.01.
Olive
fruit fly: Managing an ancient pest in modern times.
Effects of Tracer, Tracer bait, and chloronicotinyl insecticides on mortality and control of adult and larval western cherry
fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae).
This infestation of
fruit fly is increasing day by day; due to this its market value reduces and cannot be exported in international market (Stone House et al., 1998).
In Chayvan, president of Kampong Speu Mangoes Association, said that while the
fruit fly has been a problem for mango farmers in the past, most have established methods that ensure there are few to no flies in their mango shipments.
He said, sanitation is the most important factor of
fruit fly management and one can analyze the population and take remedial measures in accordance and said about 70 to 80% loss can be handling through crop hygiene method.
He said
fruit fly could be controlled by natural, culture and bio control techniques.
Among the
fruit fly, the peach
fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the most abundant and serious pest of fruit orchards in the world.
Feeding by
fruit fly larvae (maggots) damages the fruit internally causing it to ripen prematurely and rot.
Among tested sowing times based upon changes in the fruit characters early sowing (15 February) was relatively better sowing time to mitigate the melon
fruit fly infestation and get quality produce of bitter gourd.
That a
fruit fly manages to do fighter-jet banked turns in midair contradicts some earlier ideas about how tiny insects maneuver, says Michael Dickinson of the University of Washington in Seattle.
