Field screening of different genotypes of bitter gourd for infestation with the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) in two agro-climatic zones of West Bengal, India

Sen, Koushik; Dhar, P. P.; Samanta, Arunava

doi:10.1007/s42690-019-00035-4

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“…These treatments have no negative effects on beneficial insects or other non-target animals. Since bait systems could lower fruit fly populations, their usage in fruit fly management should be considered (Sen et al, 2019).…”

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Deterrence Effect of Colored Diversion Sheets on the Population Density of Melon Fruit Flies Bactrocera Cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Yield Parameters of Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charantia L.)

SAMI,

HAIDER,

IQBAL

et al. 2023

BASRJ

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The bitter melon, or the bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), is a tropical and subtropical area vegetable. Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett), causes 30 to 100% crop loss. This study used refractive color sheets to examine reduced-risk insecticide spinosad formulations of prevalence and infestation of fruit flies on bitter gourd plants. Three different angles (30°, 60°, and 90°) of reflective sheets were put in M. charantia beds. Results showed that fruit flies were substantially more prevalent (60%) in the control condition. Compared to other color sheets, treatments using yellow refractive sheets showed the highest occurrence of fruit flies. Spinosad, a low-risk insecticide, had the lowest fruit FI% (6%) and the highest commercial yield (860g/bed), followed by blue-colored refractive sheets. Installation angles had no appreciable impact on any of the examined characteristics. Additionally, treatments using yellow-colored refractive sheets and the spinosad formulation (1:1.8), (1:4.9) were found to have the highest and lowest CBR. Installing refractive sheets in colors other than yellow at angles of 30° or 60° has been determined to be a more successful and cost-efficient technique for reducing fruit fly incidence on several vegetable crops. This is especially true when combined with biorational insecticides like spinosad.

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Deterrence Effect of Colored Diversion Sheets on the Population Density of Melon Fruit Flies Bactrocera Cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Yield Parameters of Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charantia L.)

SAMI,

HAIDER,

IQBAL

et al. 2023

BASRJ

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“…Infestations of melon fruit flies in cucurbitaceous plants can reduce yield that vary between 30-100 per cent, depending on factors such as variety, growing season and other variables (Dhillon et al, 2005). Of all the cucurbits, bitter gourd Momordica charantia is the most preferred host (Sen et al, 2019), with the infestation ranging from 41-89 per cent on the basis of fruit damage (Am et al, 2017). The management of fruit flies through traditional practices is difficult due to the biology and feeding habits of fruit flies (He et al, 2023), especially the application of insecticides.…”

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Evaluation of different concentrations of Cue-lure for effective management of the melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), in cucurbits ecosystem

Sunda,

Arya,

Narayana

et al. 2024

JEB

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Aim: To identify the effective concentration of Cue-lure (CL) for efficacious management of melon fruit fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae), associated with the cucurbits. Methodology: Wooden blocks were soaked in different concentrations of Cue-lure (0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%), installed in trap bottles along with commercially used McPhail traps baited with tablet lures, were tested for higher trap catches, in the bitter gourd field. The infested cucurbits were collected from the fields and placed in insect-rearing cages to check for the emergence of the adults. Results: The mean number of flies trapped/trap/week (FTW) was significantly highest in 25% Cue-lure compared with the remaining concentrations along with Tablet lures. On the basis of adults emerged from infested fruits, Z. cucurbitae proved to be the major fruit fly species infesting bitter gourd, with a sex ratio (♂:♀) of 1:1.3. However, in sponge gourd, a ♂:♀ of 1:1.9 was observed for Z. cucurbitae and 1:1.27 for Z. tau. Interpretation: Z. cucurbitae is the most damaging fruit fly species for cucurbits in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 25% Cue-lure solution was found best for mass trapping of responsive fruit flies. Key words: Adult emergence, Cucurbits, Cue-lure, Parapheromone, Melon fruit fly

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“…Fruit flies are widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Several measures are deployed to reduce these pests including isnecticides (Sen et al, 2019). Application of insecticides not only poses harmful effects on beneficial arthropods but also contaminates the environment, increases the cost of production as well as raises MRL issues (Gogi et al, 2010).…”

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Role of protein and food baits in attraction of melon fruit fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae in bitter gourd

Sruthi¹,

Kavitha²,

Shanthi³

et al. 2022

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A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the attractiveness of various protein and food baits against cucurbit fruit fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) (Coquillet) in bitter gourd fields. Protein baits evaluated were soybean, yeast, casein and Proteinex baits. Food baits evaluated were banana, guava, tomato, pineapple and bitter gourd juice baits. The incidence of Z. cucurbitae was also observed. Among the evaluated protein baits, Proteinex bait trapped more i.e., 8.05/ trap/ week (female-4.94 and male-3.11), and showing 44.45% reduction incidence. Of the food baits assessed, tomato juice bait was the best, trapping 3.35 fruit flies/ trap/ week (female-2.09 and male-1.26) with 37.16% damage reduction. From the present investigation it can be concluded that among protein and food baits evaluated, Proteinex and tomato respectively with attractant materials @ 12 nos/ ha with weekly replenishment may effectively attract both sexes of adult fruit flies and thereby act as reliable management strategy against fruit flies in horticultural crops.

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Field screening of different genotypes of bitter gourd for infestation with the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) in two agro-climatic zones of West Bengal, India

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Deterrence Effect of Colored Diversion Sheets on the Population Density of Melon Fruit Flies Bactrocera Cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Yield Parameters of Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charantia L.)

Deterrence Effect of Colored Diversion Sheets on the Population Density of Melon Fruit Flies Bactrocera Cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Yield Parameters of Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charantia L.)

Evaluation of different concentrations of Cue-lure for effective management of the melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), in cucurbits ecosystem

Role of protein and food baits in attraction of melon fruit fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae in bitter gourd

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