علاقة ذبابة الفاكهة (Dipterar Tephritidae)‎ Ceratitis capitata (Wiedman)‎ مع عوائلها النباتية في الساحل السوري

Abstract EN

The present study has shown that the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wicdman) has a year round presence in the coastal region of Syria, infesting a considerable number of economically important host plants.

Seventeen species have been registered as natural host plants containing a large number of varieties, two species represent a new record, namley Pyrus syriacus and Ziziphus jujuba.

Fifteen species were infested in laboratory only.

The highest infestation in the observed hosts was found in Peaches (ca 75%) and least in Figs (ca 30%).

Highest rate of egg punctures was on Apple (average 4.8 fruit),thc least on Apricot (average 1 /fruit).Thc number of eggs found in one puncture was the highest in Japanese persimmon (33.6) and the least in Apricot (3.6).

The average number of larvae per fruit was 3.2 for apricot and 18 for satsuma.