Product Detail and Specifications

The best reason to use Melon Fly Lure pheromone lures and IPM traps is to monitor and control Melon fruit fly pest population trends in Bitter gourd, Bottle gourd, Cucumber, Gherkin, Melons, Muskmelons, Pointed gourd, Pumpkin, Ridge gourd, Watermelon, which prefers young, green and tender fruits from egg-laying. Design patent IPM Trap improved for catching higher number of fruit flies with less escaping rate. For controlling Melon Fruit fly in vegetables use Melon Fly Lure with IPM Trap. Grow your vegetables with less use of chemicals.

Attracting Species

Melon Fruit Fly (Bactrocera Cucurbitae)

Host Crop

Cucumber, Bottle gourd, Bitter gourd, Sweet gourd, Snake gourd, Ridge gourd, Pointed gourd , Sponge gourd, Pumpkins, Mask melon, Watermelon.

Suitable Trap

IPM Trap or Maxplus Trap

Damages

Melon Fruit Fly infestation start after flowering stage of crop. Female flies sting on fruit bark and lays whitish eggs. After few days maggots hatches from this eggs. This maggots starts to feed on pulp of fruit. Feeding of maggots on fruit pulp spoils fruit quality then it starts to bad smell. Because of sting of fruit fly and maggots feeding fruits get damaged. Many times fungal spores also enter from area of egg laid.

Life Cycle

The development period from egg to adult ranges from 12 to 28 days. The female may lay as many as 1,000 eggs. Eggs are generally laid in young fruit but are also laid in the succulent stems of host plants. The eggs are deposited in cavities created by the female using its sharp ovipositor. After eggs hatch into small, white larvae, they eat from their nesting site for four days, absorbing the nutrients and energy needed to transform into adults. Larvae then locate dark, dry places for pupation. During this stage, the legless larvae grow six legs and a pair of wings before emerging as adults. Full pupation takes approximately four days. During this time, the faint outline of the transforming fly is visible through the pupa case. Following pupation, adult fruit flies are ready to mate in about two days. There may be as many as 8 to 10 generations a year.

Pest Identification

Adult Melon fruit flies are similar in size to a housefly, about 6-8 mm long. The body is light brown to a honey colour in appearance. There are several prominent bright yellow markings on the thorax (upper body) and a distinctive black pattern at the base of the abdomen (lower body). The wings are clear with a dark coastal vein and "melon seed" shaped spot at the tip.

Technology

IPM /Maxplus trap with Melon fly lure at 10/acre for controlling.