1Associate Professor,
2Doctor of
3Assistant Professor,
4Assistant Professor,
We have found that among the sucking pests on melons and gourds, the most common are: tobacco thrips (Thrips tabaci Lind.), Melon aphids (Aphis gossypii Glov.), Apricot-reed aphids (Hyalopterus pruni geoffr.), Acacia aphids (Aphis craccivora Koch.), field bugs (Lygus pratensis L.), spider mites (Tetranychus urticae Koch.) and whitefly (cotton -Bemisia tabaci Genn. and greenhouse -Thrialeurodes vaporariorum Westw.). Entomophages: ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata L.), lacewing (Chrysopa cornea Steph.), Sirphid flies (Scaeva pyrastri L.), stethorus beetle (Stethorus punctillum Ws.), Gall midfly (Aphimidza Randoletes aphid.) and others.
Melons, Watermelons, Melon Aphids, Apricot-Reed Aphids, Acacia Aphids, Tobacco Thrips, Spider Mites, Tobacco Thrips, Melon Aphids, Spider Mites, Whitefly, Herbivorous Bugs, Development, Productivity, Nutrition, Damage, Mass Development