Tarbiat Modares University Journal of Crop Protection 2251-9041 6 2 2017 06 01 Efficacy of methyl eugenol bait traps for controlling the mango fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) 181 189 1346 10.48311/jcp.2017.1346 EN Abdoolnabi Bagheri Plant Protection Research Department, Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran. 0000-0003-2480-935X Rauf Kolyaee Department of Agricultural Entomology, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran. Majeed Askari Seyahooei Plant Protection Research Department, Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran. Seyed Saeed Modaress Najafabadi Plant Protection Research Department, Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran. Giti Faraji Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kermanshah Province, Iran. Journal Article <em>Bactrocera zonata</em> (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)<em>,</em> an extremely aggressive species infesting some of the main commercial fruit and vegetables, has been subjected to a diverse array of control approaches. In the current study, performance of various Methyl Eugenol (ME) dispensers in combination with an organophosphate insecticide, Malathion, were evaluated against <em>B. zonata</em> in two consecutive years (2006-2007). Treatments efficacy was studied in various months using the criterion of trapped <em>B. zonata</em> flies. ANOVA revealed a significant difference among various application methods in both fruit infestation rate and capture of <em>B. zonata</em> flies. So that impregnation of chipboard block in ME caused the lowest <em>B. zonata</em> infestation and the highest <em>B. zonata</em> capturing values in both years. Population fluctuation study revealed a major peak for <em>B. zonata</em> in September <em>i.e.,</em> mango ripening time. According to our results, it could be suggested that chipboard dispenser is the best application method as attractant in bait trap which exhibits more potent and longer lasting activity. <strong> </strong> https://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article_1346_82965d4ed8150294d4330ace00821d77.pdf