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Trap crop: Smart bait for water melon flies

Amos Morori harvests water melons on his farm along River Kerio in Elgeyo Marakwet County. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

Recently, I was on a tour of a watermelon farm and the farmer informed me that they were struggling to control water melon flies.

Here are simple ways to control this vicious pest.

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