- 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
How to manage fruit flies in cucurbits crops.
