Moscas-das-frutas (Dip.: Tephritidae) de importância econômica no Estado da Bahia: biodiversidade e perfil do consumidor de manga no mercado interno

Abstract

The fruit flies are considered major pests of fruit worldwide. The indices of adult population are obtained by monitoring where traps are used with attractive food (Mc Phail) and sexual (Jackson). Its occurrence in higher density restrictions promotes the commercialization of the main host fruit (mango, grape, acerola, guava, among others), causing considerable economic losses. The attack occurs when the insect in adulthood, where females lay eggs inside the fruit, which then hatch into larvae that begin to eat the pulp, creating an undesirable visual appearance, continuing the empupação the ground level, culminating with the generation of new adults and restarting the life cycle. This study analyzed the diversity of the main species (Anastrepha and Ceratitis capitata) in 04 (four) important centers of horticulture in the state of Bahia: Our Lady of Deliverance, Vitória da Conquista, Itaberaba and Teixeira de Freitas, and its relationship with the agricultural landscape. Concomitant to this was made a survey where respondents were consumers of manga from São Paulo, seeking to verify and certify the importance given to buy fruit with the occurrence of symptoms of pest attack.