Bactrocera cucurbitae
Melon fly
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Family
- Tephritidae
- Genus
- Bactrocera
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Tephritidae | Bactrocera
External: GBIF #8070510
3 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Bactrocera cucurbitae.
herbivory 2 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Cucumis melo (Cantaloupe) · effect: harmful
“melon fly Dacus cucurbitae in California and Florida”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Cucumis melo (Cantaloupe) · effect: harmful
“isolated populations of the melon fly and oriental fruit fly have been eradicated”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure 1 claim
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Momordica charantia (Bitter gourd) · effect: harmful
“feeding by melon fly larvae causes yellowing and rotting of the fruit”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedDhillon N.P.S., Lin L.-J., Srimat S., Laenoi S., Ramasamy S., Kenyon L., Sheu Z.-M., Mecozzi M. (2021) · International Cooperators' Guide: Procedures for Bitter Gourd Variety Field Trials · p. 9 #6496056
Genus-level evidence
1 claim where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Bactrocera sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Bactrocera cucurbitae.
- pest pressure · Bactrocera spp. → Cucurbitaceae (family) · effect: harmful
“Bactrocera...cucurbit fruit”
AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center · AVRDC Vegetable Insect Pests fact sheets (Helicoverpa armigera, Plutella xylostella, Liriomyza spp., Bactrocera spp., Thrips palmi) #6496155