The Agriculture Department has come out with a gadget to lure and trap fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis) that are responsible for the loss of over 50 percent of Mango crop in the state. The lure in the trap was methyl Eugenol, to which the male flies had a strong liking.
The lure is set in a plastic jar as bait and the jar has an opening to let in the flies.Once inside the jar, there is no escape for the flies. The Agriculture Department is selling them at Rs 65 each. A jar will be sufficient for 25 cents of land irrespective of the number of Mango tress in it- and a jar will be effective for 30 days. It is the larvae of these flies that are seen as white worms in Mangoes when they come in to season. This happens because the female flies lay eggs in these mangoes. Most of them soon decay and fall off the tree.Even if they remain on tress, such mangoes huge losses for mango farmers. Use of the gadget helps to avoid the use of insecticides. Insecticides will destroy not only the fruit flies but also other insects that are fiends of the farmer. This trap is Eco- friendly.
Prof. John Kurakar
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From where we can buy that plastic jar. Please provide address or phone number in blog...
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