Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Fig. 35)
Distribution: Tropical Asia (widespread), Guam, Hawaii, Nauru (eradicated in 1999), Northern Marianas, Papua New Guinea (widespread), Solomon Islands. Male lure: Cue-lure. Remark: Infests hosts at the flowering and fruiting stages.
CUCURBITACEAE Citrullus lanatus (P): CNMI (Wong et al. 1989); Guam (Waterhouse 1993); PNG (4/21); Solomon Islands (2/12). Coccinia grandis: Solomon Islands (9/22). Cucumis melo (P): CNMI (Wong et al. 1989); Guam (Hardy and Adachi
1956); PNG (7/9). Cucumis sativus (P): CNMI (Wong et
al. 1989); Guam (Hardy and Adachi 1956); PNG (7/32).
Solomon Islands (3/21). Cucurbita pepo (P): CNMI (Wong et
al. 1989); Guam (Hardy and Adachi 1956); PNG (24/64).
Luffa acutangula (P): Nauru (Waterhouse 1993) (prior to
eradication). Luffa cylindrica: PNG (1/7). Momordica
charantia (P): CNMI (Wong et al. 1989); Guam (Waterhouse
1993); PNG (29/49). Trichosanthes cucumerina (P):
Solomon Islands (6/47).
MALVACEAE Abelmoschus esculentus (P): CNMI (Wong et al. 1989). A very unusual record requiring further confirmation.
SOLANACEAE Lycopersicon esculentum (P): CNMI (Wong et al. 1989).