Climate change could profoundly affect the status of agricultural insect pests. This study predicts expected peach fruit fly (PFF) annual generations under current and future climate by using the accumulated thermal heat units expressed as degreedays unit (DDU). We evaluated how temperature expected to influence the annual generation numbers in three governorates of Egypt using the climate change data output from the HadCM3 model for A1 scenarios proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Results indicated that PFF in Asyout have the highest number of possible generations as compared to other locations (North Sinai and EL Beheira) under current climate to be 8 compared with 6 and 7 for other locations, respectively. Generation numbers of PFF under climate change conditions would be increased especially in Asyout governorate to 9 and 10 by 2050 and 2100, respectively. However, the expected generation numbers of PFF at 2050 and 2100 will be 8-9 and 9-10 generations per year for other two locations, respectively.

Spinosad, Lufenuron and Malathion were evaluated in controlling olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) under field conditions by using partial bait spray and killing bags during fruiting seasons of 2008 and 2009. The obtained results showed that the percentages of B. oleae populations and fruit infestation were obviously low in treated plots with Lufenuron, Spinosad and Malathion, respectively in comparison with control plot which were relatively high. The mean reduction percentages in B.

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The present results showed that, adding the pesticide, malathion to the food attractant preparations was obviously reduced the attractiveness of the lures to both MFF and PFF adults. All of the tested preparations were attracted MFF and PFF females with a significantly high numbers in comparison to males. Regression analysis illustrated that the tested food attractants exhibited high stability by the time passed, where the passed time had not any significant effect on the potentiality of the tested preparations.

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