Cultural management

  • Use ribbed gourd as trap crop
  • Collect infested and fallen fruits and burry in deep pits.
  • In endemic areas, change the sowing date as the fly population is low in hot dry conditions and at its peak during rainy season
  • Expose the pupae by ploughing and turning over soil after harvest
  • Use attractants like citronella oil, eucalyptus oil, vinegar (acetic acid) and lactic acid to trap flies.
  • Use poison baiting in severe infestation, Mix methyl eugenol + malathion 50 EC at 1:1 ratio and keep 10 ml of the bait in polythene bags @ 25/ha.