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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 10, Issue:8, August, 2021

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
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Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2021.10(8): 396-401
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1008.048


Evaluation of Pheromone Traps for Management of Fruit Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae Coq.) Infesting Bitter Gourd – A Success Story
Deepak Jain1*, Hasmukh Kumar2, Bahadur Singh3,Bhagwat Singh Chouhanand Prahlad Soni1
1KVK, Badgaon, Udaipur, Rajasthan-313 011, India
2Department of Agricultural Engineering, KVK, Badgaon, Udaipur, Rajasthan-313 011, India
3Department of Agronomy, KVK, Badgaon, Udaipur, Rajasthan-313 011, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Fruit fly is a serious pest not only of cucurbits but other also of vegetable and fruit crops causing huge losses to farmers in Udaipur district. In spite of using hazardous pesticides, farmers are bound to bear about 30 – 70 % yield loss every year due to the attack of fruit fly. Various front line demonstrations(FLD) of cue lure containing pheromone traps were laid out by KVK Badgaon, Udaipur at the fields of bitter gourd growers of the tribal dominated area during two consecutive years (2019– 2020) to introduce and promote the ecofriendly management technology of fruit flies by installation of 20 traps/ha. The technology was found feasible, cheaper as well as easy to adopt at farmer’s field. An average of 31.03 per cent increased yield was observed resulting ₹60675 average increased income per hectare comparing with plots under farmer’s practice where traps were not installed. It’s very economic and ecofriendly method for the management of fruit flies.


Keywords: Bitter gourd, fruit fly, pheromone

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Deepak Jain, Hasmukh Kumar, Bahadur Singh, Bhagwat Singh Chouhan and Prahlad Soni. 2021. Evaluation of Pheromone Traps for Management of Fruit Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae Coq.) Infesting Bitter Gourd – A Success Story.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 10(8): 396-401. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1008.048
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