SONKUL SUN BIO PHERO BC (LIQUID)

Product Description

Adults may live for more than a year, feeding primarily on host plant juices, nectar, and honeydew secreted by other insects. Under favorable conditions, there may be as many as 8 to 10 generations per year.

Damage Symptoms

• Larval feeding in fruits is the most damaging.
• Mature attacked fruits develop a water-soaked appearance.
• Young fruits become distorted and usually drop off.
• Larval tunnels act as entry points for bacteria and fungi, causing fruit rot.

Life Cycle

• Development from egg to adult: 12 to 28 days in summer (longer in cool weather).
• Pre-oviposition period: 7 to 26 days.
• Oviposition period: 39 to 95 days.
• One female may lay up to 1,000 eggs.
• Eggs laid in young fruits, succulent stems, or cavities made with a sharp ovipositor.
• Pupation occurs in the soil, usually beneath the host, up to 2 inches deep.

Target Plants

Watermelon, Muskmelon, Bottle Gourd, Pumpkin, Cucumber, Ridged Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Tinda, Tomato, and other related crops.

Instructions for Use

• Soak cotton wick in PHERO BC solution.
• Fix the soaked wick in an insect trap.
• Wash hands thoroughly before and after handling.