Expert Advisory Details

Fruit fly control in Pumpkin vegetables and tomatoes

Cucumber: Monitoring of harmful insects and diseases in pumpkin vegetables like cucumber, and bottle gourd is advised. Make arrangements for uplifting the vines. To control fruit flies in pumpkin vegetables and tomatoes, plant two palm fruit fly traps per bigha in the field. Also, spray 30 ml + 150 g of jaggery per 15 liters of water. Use 4 pumps per bigha.