Eco-friendly Control of Bactrocera Zonata through a Mycoprotein-based Fungal Biopesticide Integrated with Synthetic Attractants
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https://doi.org/10.64137/3108088X/IJAES-V1I2P102Keywords:
Fungal toxic proteins, B. bassiana, B. zonata, Synthetic baits, MortalityAbstract
A destructive species of fruit fly known as Bactrocera zonata (Tephritidae: Diptera) seriously harms fruit crops economically. Mycoproteins found in biological control agents like Beauveria bassiana have insecticidal effects on B. zonata. The most effective management method for B. zonata is attract and kill. The current study examined, in a laboratory experiment, the fatality rate of B. zonata larvae and adults using various concentrations of crude mycoproteins from B. bassiana (3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 µL/mL). The same experiment was conducted again in a mango orchard against adult B. zonata to examine the activity of crude mycoproteins at higher concentrations (6, 12, 18, 24 and 30µL/mL), which were mixed with artificial attractant baits to entice adult B. zonata towards the traps hung from mango trees. The maximum mortality rate of larvae (90.01±4.81%) and adults (88.89±2.78%) was found at a concentration of 15 L/mL, while the minimum mortality rate of larvae (44.47±2.77%) and adults (36.10±2.78%) was found at a concentration of 3µL/mL, followed by control. According to the field study's findings, adults of B. zonata had a maximum mortality rate of 84.23±2.54% when exposed to crude mycoproteins at a concentration of 30 µL/mL. In conclusion, a pragmatic approach to improving B. zonata management in mango orchards may be to apply crude mycoproteins at a concentration of 30 L/mL in combination with artificial attractant baits.
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