Fruit Fly Trap & Lure – Pack of 5

Nature of Damage

Larval feeding damage in fruits is the most damaging. Mature attacked fruits develop a water soaked appearance. Young fruits become distorted and usually drop. The larval tunnels provide entry points for bacteria and fungi that cause the fruit to rot. These maggots also attack young seedlings, succulent tap roots of watermelon, and stems and buds of host plants such as cucumber, squash and others.

The economic importance of the melon fly cannot be evaluated entirely from the standpoint of the direct damage to the various crops affected. Quarantine laws aimed at preventing the entry and establishment of melon flies in areas where it does not occur often reduces the export potential of locally grown crops.

Target Plants

Watermelon, Muskmelon, Pumpkin, Bottle Gourd, Cucumber, Ridged Gourd, Bitter Gourd (Karle), Tinda, Parwal etc.