Fruit-flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are the main hindrance for mango exportation in the fruitculture areas of the Southwestern Region of Bahia. The purpose of the present work was to study the indexes of infestation and diversity of fruit-flies in the fruitculture area of Anagé, BA, in order to obtain subsidies to the integrated management of these pests in mango, in this region. Studies were carried out in 2004 and 2005 in the municipalities of Anagé, Belo Campo and Caraíbas, BA. Fruit sampling from 21 native and exotic vegetable species, were analyzed for identification of species of associated fly species. Infestation indexes in fruit weight (kg) and number of puparia were estimated. The obtained results demonstrated that the highest infestation indexes, in puparia/fruit kg, occurred in Spanish prune (Spondias purpurea L.) with 61,3, juá (Ziziphus joazeiro L.) 38,3 and umbu (Spondias tuberosa L.) , 33,1, which were considered primary hosts of the Anastrepha fraterculus and A. obliqua. On the other hand, infestation, in puparia/kg of sampled fruit, occurred in Spanish prune, 0,9 puparia/kg; umbu, with 0,7 and cajarana (Spondias sp.) with 0,2. Based on larval monitoring and under the conditions of the fruiticulture area in Anagé, the occurrence of the following species have been recorded Anastrepha fraterculus, A. obliqua, A. dissimilis, A. amita, A. distincta, A. sororcula, A. zenildae and Ceratitis capitata has been recorded. For the first time, the following bitrophic associations: juá with A. fraterculus, A. obliqua, A. dissimilis and A. distincta; and umbu with A. amita and A. sororcula.
Insecta; Anastrepha; Ceratitis capitata; Mangifera indica
