ASSESSMENT OF SPECIES OF FRUIT FLIES AND THEIR HOSTS IN THE AREA OF SATIPO

Abstract

Host plants of fruit flies of the farms were assessed in the Satipo area, in field and laboratory. The results show that citrus fruits are infested by Anastrepha fraterculus, while the native fruit other Anastrepha species, such as A. striata, A. leptozona, and A. distinct. It was found a yellow dipterous in the caimito not belonging to the Tephritidae. It has 19 different host fruit, citrus being C. reticulata x C. aurantifolia, Citrus limettioides, Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus reticulata, Citrus reshni, Citrus sinensis, C. reticulata x C. sinensis, C. reticulata x C. paradisi, and native and exotic fruit, Chrysophillum star apple, carambola, Spondias sp., Psidium guajava, Manguifera indicates, Inga edulis Mart, Anacardiaceae and Matisia cordata. The uvo mount, guava and caimito suffer damage from 83 to 100%. The sapote and pacae show damage from 66-53%. The mango and carambola show damage from 31 to 26%. In citrus, orange Washington shows the highest levels of infestation with 45%, mandarins between 27 and 32%, oranges between 14 and 22%, hybrids between 20 and 22%, the rootstocks between 26 and 27%.  The provincial economic losses of 14% for fruit flies only in valencia orange is estimated at U.S. $ 2,025,000,00. Key words: Anastrepha, fraterculus, striata, citrus, Satipo.