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Table 2. Host range of melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae.
Common Name Scientific Name Reference
Cucurbitaceous vegetables    
Bitter gourd Momordica charantia Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wen, 1985; Wong et al., 1989; Uchida et al., 1990; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Hollingsworth et al., 1997; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Muskmelon Cucumis melo C. melo var. conomon Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wen, 1985; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Snap melon C. melo var. momordica Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Snake gourd Trichosanthes anguina T. cucumeria Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Hollingsworth et al., 1997; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Pumpkin Cucurbita maxima C. pepo C. moschata Back and Pemberton, 1917; Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wen, 1985; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Hollingsworth et al., 1997; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Cucumber Cucumis sativus Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Long melon Cucumis utilissimus Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Water melon Citrulus vulgaris C. lanatus Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Chinese melon Benincasa hispida Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Squash melon Benincasa hispida Cucumis vulgaris var. fistulosus Narayanan and Batra, 1960 Back and Pemberton, 1917; Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Bottle gourd Lagenaria vulgaris Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Calabash Lagenaria siceraria Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Allwood et. al, 1999; Wen, 1985; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Ribbed gourd Luffa acutangula Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Sponge gourd Luffa cylindrica Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Pareek and Kavadia, 1994; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Pointed gourd Trichosanthes dioica Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Allwood et. al, 1999; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Wild cucurbits Cucumis trigonus; C. pubescens; C. anguria; Citrulus colocynthis; Sycos sp.; S. pachycarpus; Lagenaria amebicana; Coccinia grandis; C. dipsaceus; Momordica charantia var. muricata Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Uchida et al., 1990; White and Elson-Harris, 1994; Weems and Heppner, 2001; Dhillon et al., 2005b
Wild snake gourd Trichosanthes cucumerina Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Other vegetables
Scarlet or ivy gourd Cocconia indica Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Kundru Cephalendra indica Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Grenadille Passiflora edulis; P. seemanni; P. quandrangularis Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Tomato Lycopersicum esculentum Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Ranganath and Veenakumari, 1997; Weems and Heppner, 2001; Fontem et al., 1999
Brinjal Solanum melongena Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Chilly/green pepper Capsicum frutescens Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Kumagai et al., 1996
Kohl rabi Brassica culorapa Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Ranganath and Veenakumari, 1996
Cauliflower B. oleracea var. botrytis Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Broccoli B. oleracea var. capitata McBride and Tanda, 1949
Cantaloupe unidentifed Weems and Heppner, 2001
Melothria liukiuensis Iwaizumi, 1993
Vegetable marrow Back and Pemberton, 1917
Zingerone Bulbophyllum patens Hong and Nishida, 2000
Dry onion Allium cepa McBride and Tanda, 1949
Longan Euphoria longan McBride and Tanda, 1949
Grain legumes
Long bean or cowpea Vigna unguiculata; V. sinensis; V. sesquipedalis Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wong et al., 1989; Weems and Heppner, 2001
String / French bean Phaseolus vulgaris Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wong et al., 1989; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Lime bean Phaseolus limensis Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Green gram Phaseolus radiatus Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Hyacinth bean Dolichos lablab Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Pigeonpea Cajanus cajan Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Other field crops
Sunflower Helianthus annus White and Elson-Harris, 1994
Sweet corn Zea mays White and Elson-Harris, 1994
Fruits
Balsam apple Diplocyclos palmatus Weems and Heppner, 2001
Galls grape vine Vitis trifolia Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Shaddock/pummelo Citrus grandis Narayanan, 1953; Tan and Lee, 1982
Papaya Carica papaya Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wong et al., 1989; Vargas et al., 1990; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Guava Psidium guajava Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wen, 1985
Peach Prunus persica Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Date palm Phoenix dactylifera Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Pear Pyrus communis Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Strawberry Fragaria chiloansis Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Mango Mangifera indica Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Tangerine Citrus reticulata McBride and Tanda, 1949; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Orange C. sinensis Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Fig Ficus carica Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Weems and Heppner, 2001
Avocado Persea americana Narayanan, 1953; Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Sour soap Anona muricata Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Custard apple Anona reticulata; A. squamosa Narayanan and Batra, 1960
Apple Pyrus malus Narayanan and Batra, 1960; Wen, 1985
Litchi Litchi chinensis Wen, 1985
Starfruit/carambolas Averrhoa carambola Wen, 1985; Armstrong et al., 1995
Chinease banana Musa sp. White and Elson-Harris, 1994
Blue field banana M. paradisiaca sp. sapientum McBride and Tanda, 1949
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