Stability of Methyl Eugenol-Essential Oils Combinations as Attractants for Bactrocera Zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tphritidae) Males Under Field Conditions | ||||
| Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2024, Page 185-195 PDF (1.3 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/sjas.2024.273147.1398 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Maha Ismail1; Basma Metwaa   1; Mai Daif1; Hussein Ahmed2
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| 1Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| 2Horticulture Research Institute, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The sex attractant (methyl eugenol) of Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) males combined with botanical essential oils to enhance attraction ability, increase stability and/or reduce the used quantity of attractant. The present study aimed to determine stability and attractiveness of methyl eugenol mixed with lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) at 1:1, Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus longifolia) with 1:2 and clove (Syzygium aromaticum) at 2:1. Attraction potential and stability of the used combinations differently varied. Clove and lavender-methyl eugenol combinations (1:1) as well clovemethyl eugenol (2:1) nearly equal methyl eugenol alone in attraction of B. zonata males. But, Eucalyptus-methyl eugenol (1:1) and (2:1) slightly and highly more attractable for the peach fruit fly than methyl eugenol alone, respectively. In general Eucalyptus-methyl eugenol combination (2:1) enhanced attraction potential and stability of methyl eugenol as attractant for males of B. zonata for about 8 weeks. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Bactrocera zonata; methyl eugenol; Syzygium aromaticum; Eucalyptus longifolia; Lavendula angustifolia | ||||
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