How to manage fruit fly outbreak in bitter gourd

The maggot burrow into the fruits and suck the sap.
Infested fruits decay and drop.
The fly mainly prefers tender fruits for egg laying.
Ovipositional punctures caused by adults also cause injury to fruits and fruit juices ooze out.
This also results in distorted and malformed.
The maggots feed on the pulp of fruits as well as on the immature seeds and cause premature dropping of fruits.

Management of fruit fly in bitter gourd
Collect and destroy infested fruits.
To prevent egg laying, fly traps(pheromone traps) can be set up in the field with 1% Methyl Eugenol or Citronella oil or Vinegar or Dextrose or Acetic acid or Lactic acid.
Cover developing fruits with paper or polythene cover immediately after anthesis pollination.
Maize plants grown in rows at a distance of 8-10 cm in the field are effective as flies rest on such tall plants.
Deep ploughing to expose hibernating stages.
Flubendiamide 8.33 % + Deltamethrin 5.56 % w/w SC @ 100-125 ml/acre.

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The maggot burrow into the fruits and suck the sap.

Infested fruits decay and drop.

The fly mainly prefers tender fruits for egg laying.

Ovipositional punctures caused by adults also cause injury to fruits and fruit juices ooze out.

This also results in distorted and malformed.

The maggots feed on the pulp of fruits as well as on the immature seeds and cause premature dropping of fruits.

Management of fruit fly in bitter gourd

Collect and destroy infested fruits.

To prevent egg laying, fly traps(pheromone traps) can be set up in the field with 1% Methyl Eugenol or Citronella oil or Vinegar or Dextrose or Acetic acid or Lactic acid.

Cover developing fruits with paper or polythene cover immediately after anthesis pollination.

Maize plants grown in rows at a distance of 8-10 cm in the field are effective as flies rest on such tall plants.

Deep ploughing to expose hibernating stages.

Flubendiamide 8.33 % + Deltamethrin 5.56 % w/w SC @ 100-125 ml/acre.

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