Management of fruit fly in gourd crops

The maggot burrows into the fruits and remains inside and feeds. Infected fruits decay and drop.
They fly mainly prefers tender fruits for egg-laying. Ovipositional punctures are caused by adults. From these holes, fruit juice is seen coming out. Eventually, the affected fruits rot.
Grown fruits infested with Fruit fly should be collected and destroyed
To control these flies, corn plants should be grown between the queues in the gourd field, due to the height of these plants, the fly lays eggs under the leaves.
During summer, deep ploughing should destroy the dormant stage (pupa) of the fly present inside the soil.
For effective control of pests, use light traps, Pheromone traps.
Spray Thiamethoxam 12.6 % + Lamda Cyhalothrin 9.5%zc 80 ml/acre or PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Fipronil 40 % + Imidacloprid 40 % Wg 40 gm / acre.
As a biological treatment.use Bavaria Basiana @ 250 gm / acre.

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The maggot burrows into the fruits and remains inside and feeds. Infected fruits decay and drop.

They fly mainly prefers tender fruits for egg-laying. Ovipositional punctures are caused by adults. From these holes, fruit juice is seen coming out. Eventually, the affected fruits rot.

Grown fruits infested with Fruit fly should be collected and destroyed

To control these flies, corn plants should be grown between the queues in the gourd field, due to the height of these plants, the fly lays eggs under the leaves.

During summer, deep ploughing should destroy the dormant stage (pupa) of the fly present inside the soil.

For effective control of pests, use light traps, Pheromone traps.

Spray Thiamethoxam 12.6 % + Lamda Cyhalothrin 9.5%zc 80 ml/acre or PROFENOFOS 40 % + CYPERMETHRIN 4% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Fipronil 40 % + Imidacloprid 40 % Wg 40 gm / acre.

As a biological treatment.use Bavaria Basiana @ 250 gm / acre.

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