Mango fly (Bactrocera frauenfeldi) (Photo 1); melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) (Photo 2); breadfruit fly (Bactrocera umbrosa) (Photo 3); Solomon fly (Dacus solomonensis) (Photo 4).There are many more fruit fly species in Solomon Islands, but these are pests of economic importance. A very serious pest of cucurbit (melon, cucumber and squash) crops. Breadfruit fly, mango fly, melon fly, Solomon fly. Common Name. Cucurbit fruit Fly: Scientific name: a) Bactrocera cucurbitae b) B. ciliatus Family: Tephritidae Order: Diptera Pest status: Most damaging for cucurbtaceous crops. The fruits of cucurbits, of which the melon fly is a serious pest, are picked up at short intervals for marketing and self-consumption. Eggs are about 0.9 mm long, hatching within a few hours into maggots that grow to 4-6 mm. Desiccation of plants occurs with moderate-to-heavy populations and the production of honeydew gives rise to sooty mold. Two fruit flies are of major economic importance: Bactrocera kirki (no common name) and the Pacific fruit fly (Bactrocera xanthodes), a third, Bactrocera distincta, is a minor pest of star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito). It is similar to a fruit fly but, as its name suggests, it parasitises members of the pumpkin family. ... Strategies for integrated management of melon fruit fly. Common Name. No known attraction to male lures, although sporadically trapped at cue-lure. Major pest of cucurbits in Queensland. Scientific Name. Attractant/Lure. South American cucurbit fruit fly Previous scientific names: Tephritis grandis Macquart, Acrotoxa grandis Macquart, Anastrepha latifasciata Hering, Anastrepha schineri Hendel Diagnosis Pupae are dark orange to dark red enclosed in the last skin of the larval moult. Scientific Name. 2014). Anastrepha grandis is found in almost all South American countries. This squash was stung at … Pumpkin fly is a pest every cucurbit grower will know. The fly is not a true fruit fly, i.e., a member of the Tephritidae, but belongs to the family of house flies, the Muscidae. Anastrepha grandis is a fruit fly, also known as the South American cucurbit fruit fly.It is a pest of various cultivated species of Cucurbitaceae, especially the pumpkin, squash and melon. long, light brown to honey colored, with several bright yellow markings on the body. NAME: Melon Fruit Fly SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) PEST RATING: "A" Adult fly is 8 mm. Scientific Name. Most other whiteflies found on cucurbits produce a lot of white wax in their colonies; silverleaf whitefly has almost none. Unlike cucumber fruit fly there is no central yellow mark down the length of the dorsal surface of the thorax between the wings. Scientific name: Bactrocera tryoni. There are seven species of fruit flies in Samoa. 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