Distribution and host range of the African fig fly Zaprionus indianus (Diptera : Drosophilidae) in Jordan
Other Title(s)
التوزيع الجغرافي و العوائل لذبابة التين الإفريقية في الأردن (Diptera : Drosophilidae) Zaprionus indianus
Joint Authors
al-Awamilah, Amani
Katbih Badir, Ahmad
Hassan, Naim
al-Jabburi, Ibrahim
Source
Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.555-564, 10 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The African fig fly, Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) was recorded for the first time as a pest on date palms (var.
Madjuol) in the Central Jordan Valley in June, 2012.
Field trips were conducted to different orchards of fruit trees during the period from February to August, 2013 in the Jordan Valley, the high lands and the desert.
Flies observed flying over decomposing or rotting fruits dropped on the ground were sampled by sweeping net.
Fallen fruits were collected and incubated in the laboratory until adult flies emergence.
Banana baited traps seeded with dry and active yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were placed in several commercial fruit orchards.
Our survey showed that Z.
indianus was found in different ecosystems with variable abundance on many host plants in Jordan, utilizing diverse food resources.
The fly was found on many fruits such as mulberry, grapes, peach, nectarine, plum, figs, date palm, sweet orange, sour orange, blackthorn, pomegranate, guava and apple.
The minimum percentage of emerged adults of Z.
indianus was 9.0%, which was recorded from fruits collected from Northern Jordan Valley during February, while the maximum percentage was 99.1% obtained from fig fruits collected from Southern Jordan Valley during June.
The minimum percentage of adult Z.
indianus in banana-baited traps was 49.7%, which was collected from peach orchard in June from Al Salt, while the maximum percentage was 93.9% on date palms in Dayr Alla in July.
Our results provided basic and essential data needed for implementation of control measures against the fly population
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Awamilah, Amani& Katbih Badir, Ahmad& Hassan, Naim& al-Jabburi, Ibrahim. 2016. Distribution and host range of the African fig fly Zaprionus indianus (Diptera : Drosophilidae) in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences،Vol. 12, no. 2, pp.555-564.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Awamilah, Amani…[et al.]. Distribution and host range of the African fig fly Zaprionus indianus (Diptera : Drosophilidae) in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 12, no. 2 (2016), pp.555-564.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Awamilah, Amani& Katbih Badir, Ahmad& Hassan, Naim& al-Jabburi, Ibrahim. Distribution and host range of the African fig fly Zaprionus indianus (Diptera : Drosophilidae) in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2016. Vol. 12, no. 2, pp.555-564.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 562-563
Record ID
BIM-803830