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Host species by agroecological zone significantly affected percent infestation.
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e0“Furthermore, the effects of host species × agroecological zone on percent infestation were significant.”
Title
Fruit fly infestation of cucurbitaceous vegetables in Morogoro—Eastern Central Tanzania
Petronila Tarimo; Sija Kabota; Ramadhan Majubwa; et al. PLoS ONE 2025. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0322277
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- Observation Five fruit fly species infested 418 samples of cucurbit crops.
- Observation More fruit flies emerged from the mountainous zone than the plateau.
- Observation Zeugodacus cucurbitae accounted for most emerged flies.
- Observation Cucumis sativus was the most heavily infested host.
- Observation Cucurbit moschata was less infested than Cucumis sativus and more than Citrullus lanatus.
- Association Fruit fly species by host species significantly affected percent and degree of infestation.
- Association Fruit fly species by agroecological zone significantly affected percent and degree of infestation.
- Observation Z. cucurbitae dominated infestation across three cucurbit crops in both zones.
- Recommendation Management of cucurbit fruit flies should focus on Z. cucurbitae.