Abstract
Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are major pests of crops that require effective monitoring for management. This study evaluated locally available food baits for monitoring fruit flies in guava orchards in Maputo, Mozambique. It also assessed infestation levels and examined the relationship between trap catches and the ratio adult/kg of fruit. Four treatments (palm sap, molasses, torula yeast, and water) and four replications were used. Tephri traps were installed on four trees per block and inspected weekly, while guava fruits from both trees and the ground were collected and incubated to estimate infestation indices. Three genera (Bactrocera, Dacus, and Ceratitis) were recorded, with a high relative abundance (90.37%) for Bactrocera dorsalis. Torula and palm sap were the best attractants, with no significant difference between them. Guava fruits showed high infestation (208.5 ± 13.3 adults/kg). Trap catches of B. dorsalis were positively correlated with adults/kg, suggesting 42.5% of infestation variation and highlighting the influence of factors outside the orchard on infestation indices. The results show that palm sap is a promising low-cost alternative bait and highlight the importance of considering area-wide management of fruit flies.
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Claim · model-written summary
Bactrocera dorsalis had a high relative abundance of 90.37% among the three recorded fruit fly genera
- Taxon
- Guava
Psidium guajavat0 - Interactor
- Bactrocera dorsalis
Bactrocera dorsalise1pest - Outcome
- relative abundancee1
- Value
- 90.37%e1
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t0“Monitoring Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guava Orchards in Maputo, Mozambique”
e1“Three genera (Bactrocera, Dacus, and Ceratitis) were recorded, with a high relative abundance (90.37%) for Bactrocera dorsalis”
Claim · model-written summary
Torula and palm sap were the best food baits for fruit flies in guava orchards, with no significant difference between them
- Taxon
- GuavaPsidium guajavat0
- Treatment
- Torulae2
- Interactor
- Fruit Fliest0pest
- Outcome
- best attractantse2
- Comparator
- palm sape2
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t0“Monitoring Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guava Orchards in Maputo, Mozambique”
e2“Torula and palm sap were the best attractants, with no significant difference between them”
Claim · model-written summary
Guava fruits showed high fruit fly infestation of 208.5 ± 13.3 adults/kg
- Taxon
- GuavaPsidium guajavae3
- Organ / stage
- fruitse3
- Outcome
- infestatione3
- Value
- 208.5 ± 13.3 adults/kge3
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e3“Guava fruits showed high infestation (208.5 ± 13.3 adults/kg)”
Claim · model-written summary
Trap catches of B. dorsalis were positively correlated with adults/kg of guava fruit
- Taxon
- GuavaPsidium guajavat0
- Interactor
- B. dorsalisBactrocera dorsalise4pest
- Outcome
- adults/kge4
- Direction
- positively correlatede4
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t0“Monitoring Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guava Orchards in Maputo, Mozambique”
e4“Trap catches of B. dorsalis were positively correlated with adults/kg”
Claim · model-written summary
Trap catch and fruit-based infestation explain 42.5% of infestation variation
- Taxon
- GuavaPsidium guajavat0
- Outcome
- infestation variatione5
- Value
- 42.5%e5
- Setting
- Maputo, Mozambiquet0
Not reportedDirection
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t0“Monitoring Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guava Orchards in Maputo, Mozambique”
e5“suggesting 42.5% of infestation variation”
Claim · model-written summary
Palm sap is a promising low-cost alternative bait for fruit fly monitoring in guava orchards
- Taxon
- GuavaPsidium guajavat0
- Treatment
- palm sape6
- Outcome
- low-cost alternative baite6
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t0“Monitoring Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guava Orchards in Maputo, Mozambique”
e6“palm sap is a promising low-cost alternative bait”
Claim · model-written summary
Area-wide management of fruit flies should be considered in guava orchards
- Taxon
- GuavaPsidium guajavat0
- Interactor
- fruit fliese7pest
- Outcome
- area-wide management of fruit fliese7
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t0“Monitoring Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guava Orchards in Maputo, Mozambique”
e7“highlight the importance of considering area-wide management of fruit flies”