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not annotated - annotated - LINNAEUS only
Assessment of attractiveness of cassava as a roosting plant for the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, and the Oriental fruit fly, B. dorsalis.
Application of bait spray to crop borders is a standard approach for suppression of melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations and may also be of value for suppression of oriental fruit fly, B. dorsalis (Hendel) populations. Establishment of preferred roosting hosts as crop borders may help to improve suppression of both fruit fly species by providing sites for bait spray applications. In an area-wide B. cucurbitae suppression trial, the question was raised as to whether cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiales: Euphorbiaceae), could be used as a B. cucurbitae roosting host. M. esculenta was of interest as a roosting host because, in contrast to many other identified preferred roosting hosts, it would also be a crop potentially increasing the productivity of the crop production system overall. As a short-lived and shrubby perennial, M. esculenta potentially constitutes a crop with more persistent roosting foliage than an annual crop such as corn, Zea mays L. (Cyperales: Poaceae), that has often been planted as a roosting host for B. cucurbitae control. Using protein-baited traps set amidst potted plants placed adjacent to a papaya Carica papaya L. (Violales: Caricaceae) orchard known to have established populations of B. cucurbitae and B. dorsalis, the effectiveness of M. esculenta as a roosting host was assessed by comparing its attractiveness to that of castor bean, Ricinus communis L (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae), previously identified as one of the most attractive roosting hosts for B. cucurbitae, and to corn, a crop which has been planted as a roosting host for help in B. cucurbitae control. The results showed that use of M. esculenta as a roosting host is comparable to use of R. communis by both B. cucurbitae and B. dorsalis. These results provide encouragement to incorporate M. esculenta on a farm as a trap crop (i.e. site for bait spray application). This has the advantage of having the trap crop be a crop on its own (as opposed to castor bean) and, among prospective crops that could be used as a trap crop, has foliage more persistent than an annual trap crop such as corn.
Ann file
T1 Species 32 39 cassava
N1 Reference T1 Taxonomy:3983
T2 Species 68 77 melon fly
N2 Reference T2 Taxonomy:28588
T3 Species 79 100 Bactrocera cucurbitae
N3 Reference T3 Taxonomy:28588
T4 Species 110 128 Oriental fruit fly
N4 Reference T4 Taxonomy:27457
T5 Species 130 141 B. dorsalis
N5 Reference T5 Taxonomy:27457
T6 Species 229 238 melon fly
N6 Reference T6 Taxonomy:28588
T7 Species 240 261 Bactrocera cucurbitae
N7 Reference T7 Taxonomy:28588
T8 Species 354 372 oriental fruit fly
N8 Reference T8 Taxonomy:27457
T9 Species 374 385 B. dorsalis
N9 Reference T9 Taxonomy:27457
T10 Species 588 601 B. cucurbitae
N10 Reference T10 Taxonomy:28588
T11 Species 659 666 cassava
N11 Reference T11 Taxonomy:3983
T12 Species 668 685 Manihot esculenta
N12 Reference T12 Taxonomy:3983
T13 Species 743 756 B. cucurbitae
N13 Reference T13 Taxonomy:28588
T14 Species 772 784 M. esculenta
N14 Reference T14 Taxonomy:3983
T15 Species 1035 1047 M. esculenta
N15 Reference T15 Taxonomy:3983
T16 Species 1145 1149 corn
N16 Reference T16 Taxonomy:4577
T17 Species 1151 1159 Zea mays
N17 Reference T17 Taxonomy:4577
T18 Species 1236 1249 B. cucurbitae
N18 Reference T18 Taxonomy:28588
T19 Species 1332 1338 papaya
N19 Reference T19 Taxonomy:3649
T20 Species 1339 1352 Carica papaya
N20 Reference T20 Taxonomy:3649
T21 Species 1428 1441 B. cucurbitae
N21 Reference T21 Taxonomy:28588
T22 Species 1446 1457 B. dorsalis
N22 Reference T22 Taxonomy:27457
T23 Species 1480 1492 M. esculenta
N23 Reference T23 Taxonomy:3983
T24 Species 1568 1579 castor bean
N24 Reference T24 Taxonomy:3988
T25 Species 1581 1597 Ricinus communis
N25 Reference T25 Taxonomy:3988
T26 Species 1702 1715 B. cucurbitae
N26 Reference T26 Taxonomy:28588
T27 Species 1724 1728 corn
N27 Reference T27 Taxonomy:4577
T28 Species 1791 1804 B. cucurbitae
N28 Reference T28 Taxonomy:28588
T29 Species 1845 1857 M. esculenta
N29 Reference T29 Taxonomy:3983
T30 Species 1901 1912 R. communis
N30 Reference T30 Taxonomy:3988
T31 Species 1921 1934 B. cucurbitae
N31 Reference T31 Taxonomy:28588
T32 Species 1939 1950 B. dorsalis
N32 Reference T32 Taxonomy:27457
T33 Species 2003 2015 M. esculenta
N33 Reference T33 Taxonomy:3983
T34 Species 2164 2175 castor bean
N34 Reference T34 Taxonomy:3988
T35 Species 2302 2306 corn
N35 Reference T35 Taxonomy:4577
T36 Species 506 515 fruit fly
N36 Reference T36 Taxonomy:7227 Drosophila melanogaster