The melon fruit fly (B. cucurbitae) is a major pest of cucurbit crops. Using the SIT in AW-IPM programmes, this pest was eradicated from all the islands of the Okinawa archipelago in Japan. The ...

Adults feed on leaves, flowers, and fruits of cucumber, squash, and other cucurbits (spotted cucumber beetles also feed on other plant species). Both striped and spotted cucumber beetles can transmit ...