28 Nov Managing fruit borers menace on ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.)
बेर में फल छेदक के खतरे का प्रबंधन । Ber is an important fruit crop grown under arid and semi-arid region of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, and other parts of India. Tree is well adapted to adverse climatic conditions, salinity and it gives good returns to the farmers. However, the avoidable loss is more due to insect pests and diseases. Of the various insect pests infesting ber in India, borers are notorious as they are causing the direct damage to fruits and they are as follows Fruit flies, Carpomyia vesuviana Costa, Daccus correctus (Bezzi) and Dacus dorsalis (Saundars) Fruit/ Stone weevil, Aubeus himalayanus Voss Fruit borer, Meridarchis scyrodes Meyr Presently, synthetic chemicals are widely used by the farmers to control theses pests. Sole reliance on insecticide will not give satisfactory control and it is essential to explore preventive measures to manage these pests. In this context, the integrated management strategy would be effective. Here, we are discussing some of the important tools IPM which can be employed for successful management of these pests. Pest Nature of Damage Seasonality Fruit flies Carpomyia vesuviana Costa, Daccus correctus (Bezzi) and Dacus dorsalis (Saundars) (Tephrididae: Diptera) Adult fly Fruit fly infested fuit with undulated shape Adult flies emerged from the soil and lay the eggs on developing fruits by making puncture with small cavity with help of protrusive...