Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Brachycera: Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini

Common names

Melon fruit fly, melon fly

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Cucurbits.

The pest attacks flowers and fruits and sometimes stem and root tissue also. Infested fruits smaller, showing yellow patches around the sites of oviposition and prematurely drop; decaying fruits in the soil with creamy maggots inside; presence of galls (rarely) on the stem.

For more information see Dacine Fruit Flies of Asia-Pacific.

Pest status

A serious pest of cucurbits.

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