The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) became a serious pest in Egypt; however, it attacking a wide range of fruit species. The purpose of this study was to enhance of Buminal, Agrinal and Amadene (commercially available protein-based baits in Egypt) in attracting B. zonata by using ammonium acetate and di-ammonium phosphate under the field conditions of a mango orchard. McPhail traps were used containing mixtures of protein-bait and ammonium compound (with ratios of 1:1, 2:1 and 1:2, respectively) in comparison with either protein-bait or ammonium compound alone. The obtained results showed that the attracted B. zonata flies to the mixtures between Buminal and ammonium acetate did not differ significantly with Buminal alone; while, all mixtures between the same bait and di-ammonium phosphate were significantly higher than Buminal alone. With respect to Agrinal, when it mixed with ammonium acetate (at a ratio of 1:1) or mixed with di-ammonium phosphate (at all ratios) attracted significantly higher numbers of B. zonata flies in comparison with Agrinal alone. Mixtures containing di-ammonium phosphate (at all ratios) or ammonium acetate (at a ratio of 1:1) mixed with Amadene exhibited significantly higher attractability for B. zonata flies in comparison with Amadene alone. On another hand, all of the tested treatments attracted more females than males. As a conclusion, each of Agrinal or Amadene can be enhanced by mixing any of them with di-ammonium phosphate or ammonium acetate at a ratio of 1:1 which resulting significantly higher attractability of B. zonata especially females; while, Buminal can be enhanced by mixing it with di-ammonium phosphate at the same ratio.
Hemeida, I., Ghanim, N., Mosallam, A., El-Shabrawy, H., & Metwaa, B. (2017). Enhancement of Some Protein-Based Baits for Attracting Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Adding Ammonium Compounds. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 10(6), 153-166. doi: 10.21608/eajb.2017.12133
MLA
Ibtesam A. 1 Hemeida; Nabil M. Ghanim; Ahmed M. Z. Mosallam; Hamdy A. El-Shabrawy; Basma M. Metwaa. "Enhancement of Some Protein-Based Baits for Attracting Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Adding Ammonium Compounds", Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 10, 6, 2017, 153-166. doi: 10.21608/eajb.2017.12133
HARVARD
Hemeida, I., Ghanim, N., Mosallam, A., El-Shabrawy, H., Metwaa, B. (2017). 'Enhancement of Some Protein-Based Baits for Attracting Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Adding Ammonium Compounds', Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 10(6), pp. 153-166. doi: 10.21608/eajb.2017.12133
VANCOUVER
Hemeida, I., Ghanim, N., Mosallam, A., El-Shabrawy, H., Metwaa, B. Enhancement of Some Protein-Based Baits for Attracting Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Adding Ammonium Compounds. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 2017; 10(6): 153-166. doi: 10.21608/eajb.2017.12133
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