Evaluation of the efficacy of sex parapheromone trimedlure on population fluctuations of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Dip.: Tephritidae) in Golestan Province

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1 1. Assistant Professor, Plant Protection Research Department, Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Gorgan, Iran

2 M.Sc. student of plant protection department, college of agricultural, shahrood university, shahrood, Iran

3 M.Sc. student,, Plant Protection Research Department, Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Gorgan, Iran.

4 M.Sc. student, Plant Protection Research Department, Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Gorgan, Iran.

10.22092/bcpp.2025.369954.391

Abstract

The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Dip.: Tephritidae) is considered one of the main limiting and destructive factors of fruit orchards in the world and Iran. attracting to the life cycle of this pest and the emergence of severe resistance, chemical control alone is not effective in reducing its damage. New environmentally friendly agricultural techniques such as mass trapping and mating disruption s are suitable alternatives. In this study, the effectiveness of three widely used Synthetic sex parapheromone trimedlure including Froben® (product of England), Santamus® (product of Canada) and Econex® (product of Spain), was evaluated in the collection ochard of the Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center on various fruit tree (plum, peach, nectarine, fig and persimmon) during the period of June to October 2024. The results showed that all three parapheromone trimedlure had similar peaks and the highest number of Mediterranean fruit flies caught in traps was observed on seventh July and fifteenth August. The sex parapheromone trimedlure of Froben® had the highest number of catches (forty-nine flies) compared to the other two treatments on fifteenth August; however, in terms of the duration of the sex parapheromone trimedlure of Econex ®, it maintained its effectiveness for fourteen days longer than the other two treatments. Temperature changes also showed that reducing the temperature to below twenty-five degrees Celsius greatly reduced the fluctuations of the pest population. Therefore, the use of these compounds can make a significant contribution to reducing the population of flies and greatly reduce the amount of damage caused by the pest.
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BioControl in Plant Protection
Volume 12, Issue 1
August 2024
Pages 131-136

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