Identification of leaf miner on muskmelon crop –

  • Adults leaf miners look like small black and yellow flies.
  • Larvae exit from the leaf after completion of their development and then pupate axles on plants.
  • Females puncture the leaf to feed plant sap and lays eggs within the leaf tissue.
  • This damage restricts the plant growth and results in reduced bulb yield and loss of vigour.  
  • Tunnels or mines can be seen in the leaves.
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How to manage fruit flies in cucurbits crops.

pumpkin crop
  • 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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Identification of fruit fly on pumpkin

  • The worm bores into the fruits and sucks the sap.
  • Infected fruits fall after decaying. 
  • These flies prefer tender fruits for egg-laying.
  • The fly bore a hole into the fruit to lay her eggs inside it. Fruit Juice can be seen coming out from these holes.
  • 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.
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