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.