ارزیابی چند روش برای کنترل مگس میوه انبه در بخشهای جنوبی ایران

The peach/mango fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Dip., Tephritidae), is considered as a very dangerous pest of mango and other tropical and subtropical plants in the southern provinces of Iran, which its control is one of the main concerns of farmers who are facing numerous problems. The pest invasion to the mango fruit results in economic damage.To assay the different methods for controlling B. zonata, this study was carried out in a mango garden in the village of Tiskupan (Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran) as a randomized complete block design with six treatments and six replications. The treatments were, 1) spraying 7% methyl eugenol + 7% technical malathion + 86% water on trunk and main branches of the tree, 2) soaking 8-10 layers of jute sacks previous treatment that were attached to tree branches, 3) bucket trap along with chipboard that was saturated with 6 ml of methyl eugenol, 4) spraying 3% sugar + 3 ppmMalathion (EC 57%) on the trunk and branches of trees, 5) spraying 3% protein hydrolysate + 3 ppm malathion (EC 57%) on the trunk and branches of trees, and 6) control. The experiments were repeated at two consecutive years. Results showed that the treatment 5captured the highest mean numbers of fruit flies in both years. The treatments had significant effect on the infestation percentage of the fruits.Percentage of the fruit infestation of treatment 3 and 2 were 5.67 and 9.02%, respectively. The findings confirmed that, treatments 3 and 2 had the greatest impact on pest control.