Drosophila, also known fruit flies are amongst the most commonly fruit damaging insects. Chemical treatments will provide only a temporary relief and possess chemicals that harm human health. An annual Korean weed, Artemisia annuaL., has been used as ...
Drosophila, also known fruit flies are amongst the most commonly fruit damaging insects. Chemical treatments will provide only a temporary relief and possess chemicals that harm human health. An annual Korean weed, Artemisia annuaL., has been used as a folk medicine for the treatment of anumber of diseases. In this study, the ethanol extract of A. annua (EEAA) was evaluated for the repellent activities against Drosophila fruits flies. 50 anesthetized flies were placed within a 500ml plastic beaker. The number of fruit flies on the petri dish contained extraction and the behavior of the fruit flies were observed within 5, 10 and 20 minutes time. The results suggest that EEAA possess repellent activities against Drosophila fruit flies.