Description: Chipku Melon Fly Bactocera Cucurbitae Lure: Melon flies have more than 80 hosts. They are major pests of beans, bitter melon, wax gourd, cucumbers, edible gourds, eggplant, green beans, hyotan, luffa, melons, peppers, pumpkins, squashes, togan, tomatoes, watermelon, and zucchini. The life cycle from egg to adult requires 14-27 days.
The damage to crops caused by melon flies result from:
1) oviposition in fruit and soft tissues of vegetative parts of hosts
2) feeding by the larvae, and
3) decomposition of plant tissue by invading secondary microorganisms
Benefits:
Cost Effective/User Friendly Application
Attract Targeted pest only/Non toxic
Weather Proof /long Lasting
Decrease insecticide use so recommended for organic farming
