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@article{172049,
        author = {Chaudhari Rajeshwar M and Patel Divya S},
        title = {ROLE OF LURE TRAPS TO CONTROL MELON FRUIT FLY IN SHAHADA TALUKA, DIST. NANDUBAR, MAHARASHTRA},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {8},
        pages = {1822-1826},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=172049},
        abstract = {The melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and sub-tropical regions of the world. The melon fruit fly belongs to the family Tephritidae. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in Hawaii. It has been reported to damage 81 host plants and is a major pest in cucurbitaceous vegetables, particularly the bitter gourd (Momordica charantina), musk melon (Cucumis melo), snap melon (Cucumis melo var. Momordica), and snake gourd ( Trichosanthes anguiana). The extent of losses varies between 30-100 percent, depending on cucurbit species and season. The survey was carried out in Shahada tehsils of Nandurbar district as a representative of Nandurbar district. We visited the melon fruit farm at Dondwade, 425423 for the research purpose and to study the nature of melon fruit flies as per the part of the present work. After checking out the melons, we found out that the melons were slightly damaged. There were holes inside the melons made by the larvae of Bactrocera cucurbitae. We observed that the melons were infected. The present study concludes that melon fruit fly causes serious damage to musk melon preferably to young and immature stages. The Melon fruit fly causes about 60 percent of losses. The application of cue lure traps offers superior yield in terms of fruit size and quality and reduces melon fruit fly infestation in musk melon. Therefore, future efforts should be made to increase the application of cue lure traps to make fruit cultivation a profitable business and to protect the environment and life},
        keywords = {Melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, Musk melon, Snap melon.},
        month = {January},
        }