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July 16, 2024Plant Science TodayOpen Access

Biological control of tephritid fruit flies Bactrocera spp. in Himachal Pradesh, India

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PTPreety TomarPTPriyanka ThakurSSSangram Singh

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Field evaluation demonstrates reduced fruit infestation in cucumber crops with biological agents, suggesting an effective eco-friendly pest management alternative.

Key Points

  • Beauveria bassiana and neem kavach significantly reduce tephritid fruit flies damage on cucumber crops while markedly boosting harvest yields under open field conditions.
  • Bactrocera infestation dropped to 25.67 % following Beauveria bassiana application, markedly outperforming the untreated control rate of 71.67 %.
  • Open field evaluation across treated plots tracked cucumber yield and pest incidence, demonstrating that oviposition deterrence effectively mitigates fruit infestation.

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Tomar et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e60139b6db64358759519ahttps://doi.org/10.14719/pst.3215
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