Inventory of fruit flies on red chilies (Capsicum annum L.) in Lubuk Cuik Village

Many chili plants are cultivated because of their high demand. However, until now, the management of chili plants has had quite serious obstacles due to the impact of fruit fly infections. Efforts to control fruit flies have been made but are not optimal enough. Proper control begins with first knowing the correct identity of the pest to be controlled. So, it is necessary to carry out an inventory to find out what types of fruit flies are in the chili planting location. The research succeeded in collecting 150 individual fruit flies from chili farming land in Lubuk Cuik Village, Limapuluh Pesisir District, Batubara Regency. Based on the identification results, there are three types of two genera of fruit flies. These fruit flies are from the genus Bactrocera and Zeugodacus, namely the types Bactrocera dorsalis, Z. cucurbitae and B. umbrosa. The number of individual fruit flies for each type was 100 B. dorsalis, 20 Z. cucurbitae and 30 B. umbrosa.