A Study on Melon Fruit Incidence and Management

Abstract

The family Tephritidae (True fruit flies) is enormous, with over 4,200 species in 471 different genera. As a result, they are among the most numerous and harmful groups of insects in the genus Diptera. Produce like fruit and vegetables sometimes don't taste as well as they should, and Lefroy was the first to notice this. The insect is a serious problem for growers of bitter gourd, musk melon, snap gourd, snake gourd, and ridge gourd, among other cucurbitaceous crops. The bulk of India's more than 200 documented species of fruit fly are of little commercial value. This study looks at how common melons are and how to control them efficiently.