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- Title
EFFECTS OF ABIOTIC FACTORS ON POPULATION DYNAMICS OF FRUIT FLY (BACTROCERA DORSALIS HENDEL) LARVAE AND PUPAE ON CITRUS AND GUAVA FRUITS IN SARGODHA, PAKISTAN.
- Authors
Shahzad, Muhammad Mudassar; Mustafa, Irfan; Hussain, Syed Makhdoom; Asrar, Muhammad; Shah, Syed Zakir Hussain; Furqan, Muhammad; Arsalan, Muhammad Zubair-Ul-Hassan; Ahmed, Waqar
- Abstract
Fruits are very important for human beings to treat many diseases because they are rich source of nutrients. But unfortunately some pests like fruit flies are considered as major damaging organisms for fresh fruit and vegetables. They damage fruits and vegetables by laying eggs under the skin. Fifty plants in five gardens were selected randomly to investigate the population dynamics of Bactrocera dorsalis and correlate with abiotic factors. The fallen fruits were collected by an interval of 9-10 days. After 10-12 days of incubation period, the infected fruit samples were exposed in the laboratory and larvae were calculated. One way ANOVA was used to determine relationship between larval and pupal population of fruit flies in citrus and guava fruits. It was concluded that all abiotic factors affect population of fruit flies. Population of Bactrocera dorsalis was maximum at higher temperature with low humidity.
- Subjects
ABIOTIC stress; ORIENTAL fruit fly; CITRUS diseases &; pests; GUAVA; FRUIT flies; BACTROCERA; CITRUS
- Publication
Pakistan Entomologist, 2017, Vol 39, Issue 2, p45
- ISSN
1017-1827
- Publication type
Article