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Section 6: Species Records - Incidence and Presence
Fly Host Location Author Date Summary
Callantra minax Orange Darjeeling,
West Bengal
Nath 1973 This is stated to be the first published record of Callantra minax (End.) [RAE/A 9,
p.98] damaging orange fruits in India; infestation by the Tephritid was responsible
for high pre-harvest drop of ripening fruits in hilly areas of Darjeeling, West Bengal.
B. latifrons Solanaceae Bihar Agarwal 1984 In Bihar B. latiforns is found in solanaceae such as Solanum melongena.
Bactrocera spp. Mango Andhra
Pradesh
India Agarwal et al. 1992 One new species of Tephritis is described from India, and notes are provided on the
taxonomy of 2 other species of tephritids. One species is recorded for the 2nd time
only from India, and Adrama determinata (a pest of tea elsewhere) and Urophora
stylata (a natural enemy of weeds elsewhere) are recorded for the first time from
that country.
Babu et al. 2001 Among 18 species of insects that were recorded at various stages of mango crop in
an overlapping manner during August 1998 to July 1999 and August 1999 to July
2000 in Chittoor and Cuddapah regions of Andhra Pradesh only five species,
Amritodus atkinsone, Idioscopus spp., Procontarinia matteiana, Orthaga exvinacea
and Sternochetus mangiferae and Bactrocera spp. attained major status prevailing
in a severe form for a long time. Three species, Apoderus tranquebaricus,
Coptosoma variegatum and Dasychira mendosa [Olene mendosa], were recorded
only as stray pests during crop growth. The remaining ten insect species appeared
as minor pests without causing any severe and perceptible damage to the crop.
Karnataka Balikai 1999 A field survey was carried out in Ziziphus mauritiana. A total of 22 pests was identified. Of
these, B. correcta was found to be major pest, with infestation levels above 51%.
B. tau, Callantra Snake gourd,
ash gourd, bottle
gourd, pumpkin
Assam Borah and Dutta 1997 Infestations by tephritids were studied on ash gourd (Benincasa hispida), bitter gourd
(Momordica charantia), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), cucumber, pumpkin (Cucurbita
moschata), ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) and snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) in
kharif and summer. B. tau and Callantra [B.] sp. were found infesting these vegetables.
Snake gourd had the highest fruit infestation (62.62%). Larger proportions of marketable fruits
(healthy + lightly infested) were obtained from ash gourd in kharif and bottle gourd in summer.
Snake gourd and pumpkin yielded the lowest proportions of marketable fruits.
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