author(s)
Divya S, M Kalyanasundaram and S Sidhanandham

abstract
The melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is distributed widely in temperate, tropical, and sub-tropical regions of the world. It is a major pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables and fruits in many parts of the world. The objective of the study was to asses the effectiveness of different combinations of traps and lure in trapping melon fruit fly and finding the best combination of treatment for management. The experiment was carried out in pumpkin and bottle gourd field in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. The trap was placed at the distance of 10 m for each replication. All the traps used in this study were checked for number of melon fruit flies collected was observed every week for ten weeks. The mean of overall captured of B. cucurbitae in Jar trap + Cue lure + ME (DISC) combination were significantly greater than all other treatments(208.5 numbers) and less in treatments Jar trap + AA (Disc) combination (5.75 numbers) respectively.