Fruit fly: Bactrocera (Dacus) dorsalis
- Maggot bore into semi-ripen fruits with decayed spots and dropping of fruits.
- Oozing of fluid
- Brownish rotten patches on fruits.
Identification of pest
- Larva - Yellowish apodous maggots.
- Adult - Light brown with transparent wing
Management
- Collect fallen infested fruits and dispose them by dumping in a pit
- Provide summer ploughing to expose the pupa
- Monitor the activity of flies with methyl eugenol sex lure traps.
- Bait spray - combing any one of the insecticides and molasses or jaggery 10 g/l, Biological control Field release of natural enemies Opius compensates and Spalangia philippines
- Field release of natural enemies Opius compensates and Spalangia philippines
| Maggots of fruit fly dropping out of mango fruit | Mango fruit fly | Maggot |