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VOL. 11, ISSUE 1 (2026)
Impact of Cue-Lure traps against melon fruit fly on bottle gourd in Malda district of West Bengal
Authors
Paramita Bhowmik
Abstract
A frontline demonstration was carried out with an objective to mass
trapping, monitoring and management of melon fruit fly in bottle gourd through
cue-lure traps during kharif season (July to September) of 2020 and 2021 at
Gopalpur village of Malda district, West Bengal. The cue-lure based melon fruit
fly management in bottle gourd gave 26.6% higher yield, 23.7% higher gross
income, 146% higher net income and 54.41% higher benefit-cost ratio than
farmers’ practice whereas this technology exhibited 77.14% lower insect
infestation and 24.85% lower cost of cultivation during both the years. The
pooled data of extension gap (27.5 q/ha), technology gap (46.6 q/ha) and
technology index (31.07%) emphasized the need to educate the farmers through
various extension means for the adoption of demonstrated technical intervention
to increase the yield of bottle gourd.
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Pages:239-242
How to cite this article:
Paramita Bhowmik "Impact of Cue-Lure traps against melon fruit fly on bottle gourd in Malda district of West Bengal". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 11, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 239-242
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