Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai625104, Tamil Nadu, India
*Email: dr.profsmanisegaran@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 6 February, 2023.
Study on the management of fruit flies through male annihilation was undertaken on guava in five farmers’ orchards. Three orchards were installed with methyl eugenol traps @ 10, 20 and 40 traps/ha. One orchard with 25 methyl eugenol traps/ha as per the recommended package of practices (POP) of TNAU and without any trap was used as control. Significantly maximum catch of 178.83 males/trap/fortnight was caught with 40 traps, followed by the one with TNAU POP traps (100.25/trap/fortnight). The least fruit damage was (6.14%) in orchard where 40 traps were placed. TNAU POP traps placed orchard revealed the least fruit damage (10.71%).
Fruit flies, Methyl eugenol traps, Trap design, TNAU POP traps, Fruit damage, Male catches
