Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Dandamudi Guna Sahithi

Abstract:
The current knowledge on the occurrence, damages, comprehensive control of a pest involves the study of its invasiveness, biology, monitoring the population dynamics, effective management strategies. Mango is one of the important fruit among all the fruit crops in India as it covers the largest area and has the highest production yet the global market of India is less. Despite the fact that India is the world's leading mango producer, accounting for 44.14% of worldwide mango output, its market share is just 15%. The mango exports are mainly affected by the market circumstances and the threat of fruit flies. The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis is the major polyphagous pest which causes damage to both quality and quantity with a vast host range. Species diversity and plant quarantine are the problems associated with fruit flies. During the harvesting stage, fruit fly destroys 35-40% of mangoes. Fruit fly infestation has been observed to result in a yield loss of up to 80% in mango. As a result, it is regarded as a significant quarantine pest in India. The environmental factors like temperature, relative humidity, light plays an important role in manipulating the fruit fly behavior. Studying these changing factors along with the multidisciplinary approaches which were adopted to study the characteristics of the flies helps in successful management of these insects using chemical cues, biological control methods and planning IPM strategies where annihilation technique plays a key role in controlling the flies.