Seasonal Abundance of Melon Fruit Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) Infesting Cucumber in Relation to Abiotic Factors
Chaudhary K. V. *
Department of Entomology, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat – 396 450, India.
Patel S. R.
Department of Entomology, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat – 396 450, India.
Akshay Kumar
Department of Entomology, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat – 396 450, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present investigation on seasonal abundance of melon fruit fly in relation to weather parameters was conducted in cucumber at the farmers field, Kharsad, Navsari, Gujarat using Nauroji Stonehouse fruit fly trap containing cue-lure baited wooden block during summer 2022. Studies on seasonal abundance revealed that in cucumber the activity of adults of B. cucurbitae commenced from 13th Standard Meteorological Week (SMW) i.e., 4th week of March and continued till 19th SMW (1st week of May) which ranged from 38.00 to 59.75 with an average of 45.11 male fruit flies per four traps while, the peak adult population was observed during 17th SMW i.e., 4th week of April (59.75 mean male fruit flies/4 traps). Moreover, adult population of melon fruit fly showed positive and significant correlation with maximum temperature and negative and significant correlation with morning relative humidity.
Keywords: Bactrocera cucurbitae, abundance, weather parameters, cucumber
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