Biology of Ber Fruit Fly Carpomyia Vesuviana Costa

Biology, incidence and morphometrics of the ber fruit fly Carpomyia vesuviana Costa were studied on Indian jujube Ziziphus mauritiana Lamark. The observations revealed that female laid its eggs in cavities made by ovipositor, just beneath skin fruit. small, elongate, spindle shaped creamy white. duration lifestages (in days) were- egg 1.90, maggot 8.75, prepupal 4.43 (hr), pupal 8.40, adult longevity 13.85; with a total lifecycle 29.95 days. length, width wing expanse measured up to 4.82, 1.33 3.91 mm, respectively; male 4.44, 1.21 3.83 respectively. was maximum October followed December, least being January. Correlation coefficients weather factors significant positive one RH (0.70) negative temperature (-0.54).