CUCURBITS :: MINOR :: PEST OF STEM GALL FLY

6. Stem gall fly: Neolasioptera falcata (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera)
Maggot feeds within distal stems of bitter-gourd, ribbed and smooth gourds causing formation of elongated galls in between nodes. Gall formation causes stunting of plants.    
Remove and destroy the affected shoots in the early stages of infestation.