Scientific Name: Bractrocera cucurbitae. Host Crop: Cucumber, Bottle Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Sweet Gourd, Snake Gourd, Ridge Gourd, Pointed Gourd, Sponge Gourd, Pumpkin, Musk Melon, Watermelon, Gherkin.
Melon Fruit fly is one of the most damaging pest of cucurbits and vegetables. It can damage fruits upto 35-40%. It is very difficult to control with any other pesticides. IPM Trap and Melon Fly Lure specially designed and developed to attract and trap melon fruit flies. These tools are economic, environment friendly and easy to use. IPM trap is design patent. Lure works with 10X power for 60 days on field in adverse conditions also. Use this IPM tools and manage melon fruit fly population in cucurbits.
Used to Control: Melon Fruit Fly (Bractrocera cucurbitae)
Host Crops: Cucumber, Bottle gourd, Bitter gourd, Sweet gourd, Snake gourd, Ridge gourd, Pointed gourd, Sponge gourd, Pumpkins, Mask melon, Watermelon and other fruit vegetables.
Per Acre Use: 10 Traps/acre for Monitoring.
20-25 Traps/acre for Mass Trapping.
Benefits:
Economically Affordable, easy to install and manage.
If used properly can detect low numbers of insects.
Collect only Species Specific
Non toxic.
Suitable for all season.
Pheromone Lures are species specific.
Reduce the use of harmful pesticide, encourages doing organic farming.
Features:
Pheromone used 99% pure.
99.9% Effective from other commercial product.
Lure working day in field life 60 Days, Depend on weather conditions.
Packing signal unit in anti smell realizing pouch.
Dispenser – Wooden Block
Lure can stay for Two year without removing from packing.
Precaution:
Please use hand gloves /Keep clean hand for handling lure
Avoid Direct Hand Contact with Melon Fly Lure
Maintain Height of trap 1 - 1.6 Feet above crop canopy level
Avoid direct foreign chemical contact with Melon Fly Lure
