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- Cucurbit crops are planted in large quantities as summer crops.
- Due to change in weather and temperature, after flowering in cucurbits crops, there is a lot of problem during the development of fruits.
- Honeybees play a very important role in natural pollination in cucurbits.
- In the cucurbit crop, through honeybees, pollination is done up to 80%.
- A large number of hairs are found in the body of honeybees, which pick up pollen particles. After this, they collect pollen and transport it to the female flowers.
- Honeybees do not cause any harm to the crops.
- The action of fertilization is completed after the above mentioned action. After this, the process, conversion starts from flower to fruit in the plant.
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- Collect and destroy infested fruits.
- Flytraps (pheromone traps) can be set to prevent egg-laying by fruit flies.
- Maize plant s grown in the field are effective as flies rest on such tall plants.
- Deep ploughing should be done to expose hibernating stages of fruit flies.
- spray dichlorvos 76% EC 250 to 500ml/acre or
- Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 200 ml/acre. or
- Profenofos 40%EC + Cypermethrin 4 %EC @ 400 ml/acre
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