Author(s): P Thilagam and S Srividhya

Abstract: Monitoring of fruit fly in mango orchard using methyl eugenol and cue lure traps were studied at Regional Research Station, Paiyur for a period of one year from January – December 2017. The observations indicated in a year a single methyl eugenol traps attracted 36,790 fruit flies per year while cuelure trap caught 1,474 fruit flies per year. The methyl eugenol trap recorded its highest number of catches during the months of June - August 2017 with a peak in June recording 13,366 No.s per month, whereas the highest number of trap catches in cuelure was reported during the month of February 2017 recording 436 No.s per month.

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