Name of pests/diseases

Damage symptoms

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Management

CUCRBITS

Fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae

Decay, deformation and dropping of fruits

Collect and destroy the affected fruits

Rake up the soil to expose pupae to heat and natural enemies

Set up traps (10-15/ac) with culure as food lure and 0.1% malathion (1ml + 2ml) per liter of water) to attract adults and kill

Spray malathion @ 1.0 ml/l  OR quinolphos @ 1.0 ml/l with 0.1% jaggery as phagostimulant