Fruit fly management in Nepal: A case from plant clinic

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Authors

  • Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kathmandu ,NP
  • Entomology Division, NARC, Khumaltar, Lalitpur ,NP
  • Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal ,NP
  • Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), New Delhi ,IN
  • Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre, Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur ,NP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2020/22833

Keywords:

Fruits, fruit fly, para-pheromone, sanitation, vegetables

Abstract

Fruit fly is one of the important insect pests of horticultural crops, both fruits and vegetables. After aphids, fruit fly was reported as a major insect problem in the plant clinic sessions from September 2013 to July 2016 in Nepal. The groups of horticultural crops most affected by fruit flies were cucurbitaceous vegetables, i.e. 79% of all fruit fly queries (bitter gourd, bottle gourd, chayote, cucumber, pumpkin, snake gourd, sponge gourd and squash) followed by fruits 14% (guava, sweet orange, mandarin, mango, peach, and pomegranate) and solanaceous vegetables 6% (brinjal, chillies and tomato). The fruit fly management measures, such as use of para-pheromone lure/traps, sanitation and cultural measures were mostly referred in plant clinics by plant doctors of Nepal. The availability of para-pheromone lures/traps as well as technical know-how of application focusing integrated management measures should be adopted to manage fruit fly in horticultural crops with the least disruption to the environment and human health.

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Published

2020-07-17

How to Cite

D., A., S. L., J., R. B., T., V., P., & D. R., S. (2020). Fruit fly management in Nepal: A case from plant clinic. Journal of Biological Control, 34(1), 8–14. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2020/22833

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