Melon Fly Lure

 Description:

Host Crop: All Vegetable crops. Melon Fruit fly is the most damaging pest of cucurbits and considered as an important obstacle for the economic production of Cucumber, Bottle gourd, Bitter gourd, Sweet gourd, Snake gourd, Ridge gourd, Pointed gourd, Sponge gourd, Pumpkins, Mask melon, Watermelon.

 Pest Identification:

Adult Melon fruit flies are similar in size to a housefly, about 6-8 mm long. The body is light brown to a honey color in appearance. There are several prominent bright yellow markings on the thorax (upper body) and a distinctive black 'T' pattern at the base of the abdomen (lower body). The wings are clear with a dark coastal vein and a "melon seed" shaped spot at the tip.

 Technology:

MAT Technology - (Meal Annihilation Technique) It is the process of attraction and trapping the insect those damages to fruit.

Per Acre Use: 

IPM /Maxplus trap with Melon fly lure at 15/ha for controlling.

 Benefits:

• Economically Affordable, easy to install and manage.
• If used properly can detect low numbers of insects.
• Collect only Species Specific
• Non-toxic.
• Can be used all season long.
• Pheromone Lures are species-specific.
• Reduce the use of harmful pesticides and do organic farming and save life.

Features:

Pheromone used 99% pure.

100% Effective from other commercial products.

Wooden lure size is (10 mm * 17 mm * 35 mm) in center one hole for hanging option.

Lure working for 60 days an active with 100% catches.

Lure attracts to fly 1.8 km and In farm 150-meter riddance.

The lure can stay for one year without removing from packing.

Lure packing in silver anti smell realizing pouch, with inside aluminum coated for gerent.

 Precaution:

Please use hand gloves / clean hand for handling lure

 Suitable Trap for Melon fly Lure:

IPM Trap or Maxplus Trap