author(s)
KL Painkra, Archana Kerketta and Madan Kumar Jha

abstract
Cucurbits are vegetable crops belonging to family Cucurbitaceae, which primarily comprised species consumed as food worldwide. They are consumed in various forms i.e., salad (cucumber, gherkins, long melon), sweet (ash gourd, pointed gourd), pickles (gherkins), and deserts (melons).Cucurbits pest management program is to develop a regular scouting plan to gain information on insect pest populations that is used to determine if insecticide applications are needed. There are a large variety of cucurbits most have a few very important pests in common such as beetles, bugs, mites and aphids. Some pests are more specific such as vine borer, which attacks pumpkins and squash. The organic and inorganic system proved to be the most effective and economical approach against cucurbits aphid (Aphis gossypii), leaf eating caterpillar (Diaphania indica), hadda beetle (Epilachna vigintiopunctata) and cucurbit fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae).