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  • THREATS


    Vegetable fly is world’s most serious pest of horticultural crops.
    The species of genus Bactrocera are considered as quarantine pest of vegetables.
    The adults are flies with transparent striped wings while larvae are without legs. Larvae feed upon the pulp of vegetables .
    Vegetables flies infesting vegetables in India are of quarantine concerns to exporting countries.

  • SOLUTION-VEGETABLE FLY TRAP


    Pheromone traps

    Traps with pheromone + baits are used to monitor and to lessen the population density of vegetable flies infesting the vegetables in the orchard.

    Procedure :

    Hang the trap in a shady part of the tree just above the lower leaves.
    The flies gets attacted and collected inside the box.
    Clean the trap at regular intervals.
    Change the wooden lure as per the recommendations.

  • HOW DOES VEGETABLE FLY TRAP WORK


    An non toxic plastic box are made. A wooden lure with special chemical applied on it is placed inside the box. The chemical attracts over 95% of MALE flies. 15 -20 such traps are required to be placed strategically in 1 acre of land.
    The ecofriendly non toxic plastic is used considering international permissible standards for export from India.
    Each box can sustain over 500 gms of weight which is close to 3000 flies per trap.
    The box needs to be cleaned at regular intervals and the lure needs to be replaced as recommended.
    The farmers need not purchase the box everytime, they can just order lures and replace it as per requirement.


  • India is the world’s second largest producer of tropical & subtropical fruits and vegetables.
    Mango is known as king of fruits in India and has largest acreage and number 1 producer in the world with 50-55% of overall worlds production.
    AP has become the largest mango growing state in India and UP uses maximum area of cultivation of mangoes.
    Generally over 30-65% of the mangoes gets damaged during cultivation and harvesting.
    Untreated fruit fly losses are up to 80% for guava, 40% for jujube, and 30% for mango/banana/papaya/strawberry.

  • THREATS


    Mango fruit fly is world’s most serious pest of horticultural crops.
    The species of genus Bactrocera are considered as quarantine pest of mango.
    The adults are flies with transparent wings while larvae are without legs. Larvae feed upon the pulp of fruit .
    Fruit flies infesting mango fruits in India are of quarantine concerns to exporting countries.

  • PREVENTIVE MEASURES BY FARMERS


    Collect fallen infested rotten fruits and also remove fruits with ovipunctures and oozing clear sap from the trees if visible. Destroy these collected fruits by dumping in a pit (40-60 cm deep) and cover with soil to eliminate all sources of possible breeding sites. - LOW YIELD
    Harvest crops early when mature green. As this stage of fruit maturity, crops are not susceptible to fruit fly attack. - LOW QUALITY
    Pick overripe fruits as these are good breeding sites for fruit flies. - DOES NOT KILL FLIES
    Plough the topsoil (5-10 cm deep) to expose the pupae to predators, parasites, and direct sunlight. - HIGH COST
    Practice crop and field sanitation. - HIGH COST

  • SOLUTION-FRUIT FLY TRAP


    Pheromone traps

    Traps with pheromone + baits are used to monitor and to lessen the population density of fruit flies infesting the fruits in the orchard.

    Procedure :

    Hang the trap in a shady part of the tree just above the lower leaves.
    The flies gets attacted and collected inside the box.
    Clean the trap at regular intervals.
    Change the wooden lure as per the recommendations.

  • HOW DOES FRUIT FLY TRAP WORK


    An non toxic plastic box are made. A wooden lure with special chemical applied on it is placed inside the box. The chemical attracts over 95% of MALE flies. 8 -10 such traps are required to be placed strategically in 1 acre of land.
    The ecofriendly non toxic plastic is used considering international permissible standards for export from India.
    Each box can sustain over 500 gms of weight which is close to 3000 flies per trap.
    The box needs to be cleaned at regular intervals and the lure needs to be replaced as recommended.
    The farmers need not purchase the box everytime, they can just order lures and replace it as per requirement.

Frequently Asked Questions on Fruit Fly Trap & Vegetable Fly Trap:

1. Does CHAKRAVYOOH attracts and kills the flies?

NO. The chemical applied on the lures does not kill the flies. We have to apply DDVP/Malathion on the lures to kill them.

2. Female flies spoils the fruits/vegetables BUT CHAKRAVYOOH catches only MALE flies then how is it useful?

Since CHAKRAVYOOH attracts over 95% of MALE flies within the radius 50mtrs, the process of fertilization between M&F falls drastically due to which there is a substantial decrease in density of population of flies in the CHAKRAVYOOH installed area.

3. Will CHAKRAVYOOH reduce application of insecticide/pesticide ?

YES. The CHAKRAVYOOH is a tool to attract ONLY the MALE flies to monitor the population density and also to find different species of flies in the farm, it reduces the application of insecticides/pesticides because the density of flies decreases a lot post installing CHAKRAVYOOH.

4. When is the right time to install CHAKRAVYOOH ?

It is advised that CHAKRAVYOOH should be installed the moment fruit is grown.

5. CHAKRAVYOOH is useful for which Fruits and Vegetables ?

Fruit Fly Chakravyooh-Apricot , Avocado , Banana , Citrus , Coffee , Fig , Guava , Loquat , Mango ,Roseapple , Papaya , Passion fruit , Peach,Pear , Persimmon , Pineapple , Surinam cherry , Tomato and other 150 fruit crops.

Vegetable Fly Chakravyooh - Watermelons , Pumpkin , Gherkins , Cucumber , Pointed Gourd , Snake Gourd , Ridge Gourd , Bottle Gourd , Bitter Gourd and other 150 vegetable crops.