Cultural Management

  • Collect fallen, infested fruits and dispose them by dumping in a pit
  • Raking under the trees to expose the pupae
  • Field release of natural enemies Opius compensates and Spalangia philippines
  • Hot water treatment: Submerging fruits in hot water at 43 to 46.70 C for 35- 90 min.
  • Double dip method of post harvest treatment: Immersion of mango fruits in water at 400C for 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes at 460C to get 100 per cent mortality of Bactrocera dorsalis eggs.