Ecological studies on fruit flies on different hostes at fayoum governorate, Egypt [electronic resource].

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The population dynamics of Mediterranean fruit fly (MFF), Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) and peach fruit fly (PFF), Bactmera zonata (Saund.) was studied in peach, guava and fig orchards at Sinuris and Ibshaway districts, Fayoum Governorate, during the two successive seasons 2003 and 2004. In the same t~me, rate of infestation in peach, guava and fig fruits with MFF and PFF together and separately were estimated. During the two successive seasons, MFF population was low compared with PFF population. During the I season, captured per trap per day "CTD" for MFF ranged between 0.1-8.4 flies with mean of 1.91 flies in peach orchards, 0.14-0.61fl y with mean of 0.33 fly in guava orchards, and 0.0 - 0.24 fly with mean of 0.07 fly in fig orchards. Durlng the 2" season, the respective "CTD for MFF ranged between 0.0 - 8.57 flies with mean of 3.62 flies, 0.0 - 0.14 fly with mean of 0.02 fly, and 0.0 - 0.14 fly with mean of 0.02 fly in peach, guava and fig orchards...

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