Editorial Book

Book Title: Integrated Crop Pest Management Using Innovative Approaches

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 24-Jul-2026 | Pages: 126-138 | Doi : 10.37446/edibook252025/126-138

Emerging Trends in Fruit Fly Diagnostics and its Sustainable Management

• Twinkle .
• DST-WISE PDF, Department of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.


• Srinivasa N
• Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.


• Varun Arya
• Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Keywords

Fruit flies, Pest, DNA barcoding, PCR, Post-harvest treatment, fruit bagging

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