POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MANGO FRUIT FLIES IN TEHSIL JATOI, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Mango is known as king of fruits and important source of foreign exchange. The production of mango is reduces due to various insect pests. Among insect pests, fruit fly is major threat that can cause huge yield losses in the globe. An experimental study was conducted in tehsil Jatoi to check the population dynamics of fruit flies using of different traps (Pheromone, bottle and jar). Pest data was recorded since two consecutive years i.e. 2016-2017. During the study, it was observed that highest male fruit fly captured in pheromones traps followed by bottle and jar traps. June and July were the peak months of pest population or infestation, population level of pest was recorded zero in January and December month of study period (2016-2017). The maximum population of male fruit flies per trap was captured in pheromones traps (187.03) followed by bottle traps (186.44 male/trap) during 2017. The maximum male fruit flies per trap were captured in pheromone (160.83) followed by bottle trap (121.03) and jar trap (45.99) during 2016.