Guava Fruit Fly Pest Control

California department of food and agriculture.

Guava fruit fly pest control.

How to control guava fruit fly. Guava trees produce sweet smelling fruits with an edible rind with a creamy white yellow or pink flesh. Fruit flies are among the world s most serious pests of different horticultural crops due to their direct impact on economy. Guava fruit production isn t affected by many pests.

It is recorded that crop losses caused by fruit fly ranging from 20 80 percent usually depend upon the crop locality season and variety. Among the more important are guava whitefly red banded thrips guava fruit moth caribbean fruit fly mealybugs and several species of scales. Protein bait spray and some pesticides such as dimethoate may cause leaf burn in guava and other tropical trees. Major insects pests that attack guava trees in india and their control.

In india it was introduced in 17th century and is now a household fruit especially in uttar pradesh and bihar. Guava psidium guajava is a common fruit of indian sub content. Control of fruit fly management of fruit fly get rid of fruit fly fruit flies control. Guava fruit fly chemical cont.

Insect fruit fly. Fruit fly is the most serious pest of different horticultural crops among the world it is also the most destructive pest. Scientific name bactocera correcta. The adult guava fruit fly gff is about the size of a housefly 5 millimeters mm in length.

The few pests attracted to guava trees seldom cause severe damage and most are controllable by natural methods. They are among the most destructive pests. Identification mainly this insect damages the guava crop in rainy season this fly has yellow in color. Detailed life history and effective control measures for most of these pests still remain to be worked out.

Pest control for guava fruit. The top of the thorax is black with yellow patches the abdomen is yellow orange with a dark t shaped mark and the face has two black spots which bleed toward each other sometimes connecting to each other in the middle. Fruit flies are considered as a highly destructive pest of guava fruit production causing yield losses and quality degradation of the produce. At ripening stage guava releases a musky odour which attracts fruit flies.

When ripe guavas release a sharp musky odour that draws fruit flies. Sudden changes may stress plants and attract fruit flies and other pests.