dragon fruit

Insect pests are important in dragon fruit. Abstract dragon fruit The research and development on production technology of dragon fruit has objectivesto study the important pests and diseases of dragon fruits in the major planting in the eastern region of Thailand. Dragon fruits was introducedinto Thailand within a decade and became a new economic plant. Subsequently, pests and diseases also became serious problems of dragon fruit in terms of number and severity. These studies aimed tofind the effective and appropriate control methods for farmer recommendation and were conducting during October 2011 –September 2015. The population density and seasonal abundance of fruit flies in dragon fruit orchards were determined by the using the Steiner’s traps with methyl eugenol at the rate of 8 traps/rai. The studies were conducted at the farmers’ farms at amphoe Makham and amphoe Pong Nam Ron, Chantaburi province for 2 cropping seasons during October 2011 to September 2013. ...

Abstract about Dragon fruit The research and development on production technology of dragon frui t was carried out to study important pests of dragon fruit in the eastern region of Thailand. The studies aimed to find out effective protection methods of insect pests and plant diseases for farmers’ recommendation. The studies comprised 2research activities included the control of important insect pests and the control of important diseases of dragonfruit which were conducted in the farmers’ farm in Chantaburi province during October 2011S eptember 2015. The research were studied both in the laboratory of Plant Protection Research and Development Office and in the farmer fields in Chantaburi and Nakhonratchasrima provinces. The studies on population density and seasonal abundance of fruit flies in dragon fruit orchards revealed that there were 5 species of fruit flies namely, Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera correcta, Bactrocera cucurbitae, Bactrocera umbrosaand Bactrocera tau. An...