Stability of Methyl Eugenol-Essential Oils Combinations as Attractants for Bactrocera Zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tphritidae) Males Under Field Conditions
The sex attractant (methyl eugenol) of Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) males combined with botanical essential oils to enhance attraction ability, increase stability and/or reduce the used quantity of attractant. The present study aimed to determine stability and attractiveness of methyl eugenol mixed with lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) at 1:1, Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus longifolia) with 1:2 and clove (Syzygium aromaticum) at 2:1. Attraction potential and stability of the used combinations differently varied. Clove and lavender-methyl eugenol combinations (1:1) as well clovemethyl eugenol (2:1) nearly equal methyl eugenol alone in attraction of B. zonata males. But, Eucalyptus-methyl eugenol (1:1) and (2:1) slightly and highly more attractable for the peach fruit fly than methyl eugenol alone, respectively. In general Eucalyptus-methyl eugenol combination (2:1) enhanced attraction potential and stability of methyl eugenol as attractant for males of B. zonata for about 8 weeks.
Ismail, M., Metwaa, B., Daif, M., & Ahmed, H. (2024). Stability of Methyl Eugenol-Essential Oils Combinations as Attractants for Bactrocera Zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tphritidae) Males Under Field Conditions. Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 6(1), 185-195. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2024.273147.1398
MLA
Maha Ismail; Basma Metwaa; Mai Daif; Hussein Ahmed. "Stability of Methyl Eugenol-Essential Oils Combinations as Attractants for Bactrocera Zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tphritidae) Males Under Field Conditions". Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 6, 1, 2024, 185-195. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2024.273147.1398
HARVARD
Ismail, M., Metwaa, B., Daif, M., Ahmed, H. (2024). 'Stability of Methyl Eugenol-Essential Oils Combinations as Attractants for Bactrocera Zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tphritidae) Males Under Field Conditions', Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 6(1), pp. 185-195. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2024.273147.1398
VANCOUVER
Ismail, M., Metwaa, B., Daif, M., Ahmed, H. Stability of Methyl Eugenol-Essential Oils Combinations as Attractants for Bactrocera Zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tphritidae) Males Under Field Conditions. Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2024; 6(1): 185-195. doi: 10.21608/sjas.2024.273147.1398