Laboratory rearing of the peach fruit fly bactrocera zonata (Saunders)‎ (diptera : tephritidae)‎ on semi-artificial diet based on soybean protein

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Impact of three different larval diets on various growth parameters of fruit fly Bactrocera zonata was studied in the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt.

Each diet was composed of basic ingredients Sugar, Corn oil, Nipagen, Sodium benzoate and Citric acid.

Soybean flour (23.07% protein)was added to Diet (I) and (II) while Gelatin (90.28 % protein) was added to Diet (I) and (III).

All ingredients were solved in water.Rearing B.

zonata was carried out in small rearing cabinet under controlled conditions of 25 ± 2 ºC, 65-75 % RH, and photoperiod of 14:10 (L: D) The highest egg hatchability was 49.29% (diet III) following by diet (I) and (II); 44.83 and 21.14, respectively.

Diet II produced, the highest development of larvae to pupal stage, adult emergence and fecundity of female.Different biological aspects i,e adult rearing, egg deposition oviposition stimulants, evaluation of larvae rearing diets and flight ability test of adult fly were assessed.