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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 4
First page : (180) Last page : (185)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8701

Biology and Morphology of Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera zonata on Guava under Laboratory Conditions

Ghulam Murtaza^1*, Fazlullah², Taskeen Ahmad³, Muhammad Ramzan⁴, Muhammad Daud³, Shahid Iqbal⁵, Abid Ali⁶, Muhammad Ramzan^7
1Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
²Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
³Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
⁴Department of Agronomy, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
⁵Institute of Plant Protection, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Punjab Pakistan
⁶Biology department, Government Degree College Akbarpura Nowshera Pakistan
⁷State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
*Corresponding Author E-mail: murtazabwn54@gmail.com
Received: 14.06.2021 | Revised: 23.07.2021 | Accepted: 3.08.2021 

 ABSTRACT

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis and peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata are the important pest of various horticultural crops especially guava in the world.  These can cause 80-100% crop losses during favorable environmental conditions or in rainy season. In the current study the biology and morphology of B. dorsalis and B. zonata on guava was recorded under controlled conditions. The embryonic period of B. zonata and B. dorsalis was 4.54±0.11 and 4.76±0.23 days, respectively. The number of B. dorsalis and B. zonata pupae per fruit were 43-47 and 42-46, respectively. The male of both species was short lived than female. The maggot length and width of B. zonata were 6.87±0.04 and 1.12±0.05 mm, respectively while length and width of B. zonata pupae were 3.54±0.03 and 1.00±0.01 mm, respectively. The study showed that maggots are the most destructive stage of pest which cause the huge crop losses. The current study results will prove fruitful in the adaptation of effective tools against this pest.

Keywords: Fruit flies, Bactrocera dorsali, Bactrocera zonata, Horticultural crops, Agricultural crops, Quarantine pest.

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Cite this article: Murtaza, G., Fazlullah, Ahmad, T., Ramzan, M., Daud, M., Iqbal, S., Ali, A., & Ramzan, M. (2021). Biology and Morphology of Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera zonata on Guava under Laboratory Conditions, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(4), 180-185. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8701