The Effect of Yellow Trap and Methyl Eugenol on Population of Bactrocera sp. in Tomato
Sri Nur Aminah (a*), Ahdin Gassa (a), Tamrin Abdullah (a), Ainun Judahri (a)

Plant Pests and Diseases Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University
Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10 Tamalanrea Makassar 90245 Indonesia
*srifirnas[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Fruit fly Bactrocera sp. as the destructive insect pest on the agricultural crop around the world. The purpose of research is to determine population of adult and attack intensity of fruit fly Bactrocera sp. in tomato plantation. The research was conducted in Tongko village, Enrekang Regency, South Sulawesi. The research used two treatment: yellow trap and methyl eugenol. The observation in the eight times with interval 7 days, started at plant age 11 week after planting. The average population adult of Bactrocera sp. trapped in the yellow trap was higher than metil eugenol treatment. Based the result of research, the yellow trap more effective applied than methyl eugenol in the tomato plantation for the short time in Tongko village.

Keywords: Bactrocera sp., tomato, metil eugenol, yellow trap

Topic: Integrated pest and disease management