Description:

• The maggots are apodous and dirty white in colour.
• Adult flies are reddish-brown with lemon-yellow markings on the thorax and the outer margins of their wings.
• The flies hibernate during the winter months, become active in hot weather, and breed during the monsoon.

Description:

• The maggots are apodous and dirty white in colour.
• Adult flies are reddish-brown with lemon-yellow markings on the thorax and the outer margins of their wings.
• The flies hibernate during the winter months, become active in hot weather, and breed during the monsoon.

Preventive Measures:

• Regularly collect and destroy infested fallen fruits.
• Plough the infested field after the crop is harvested.
• Install pheromone traps in the field.

Control Measures:

• Apply spinosad or malathion