Fakama’opo’opo

• ‘Oku mafola fakamamani lahi ‘i he feitu’u mokomoko mo mafana.  Koe ‘insekite maumau ni ‘oku mahu’inga ki he fa’ahinga ‘o e meleni, koe famili angamaheni ‘o e meleni, kiukamupa, meleni, hina pea moe famili ‘o e pulukaukau.
• ‘Oku fakato fua fakapupunga iiki ‘i he fanga ki’i muka pe koe matala. ‘Oku fofoa e fanga ki’i ‘unufe ‘o nau kai he lau fo’ou ‘o nau vilohi e lau pea fakama’u’aki ‘a e fanga ki’i silika. ‘Oku nau kai ‘i he vaha’a la’i’akau pea moe fanga ki’I fua kei iiki.
• Ngaahi fili fakanatulá: fanga ki’i hone moe pi ‘oku nau kainikavea, kapakau leisi, fanga fonu, moe fanga ki’i ‘unufe ‘o e kalasi e lango.
• Founga malu’i angamaheni: Toutou vakai’i ‘ene maumau hange koe (vilovilo e lai’ lau mo ‘enau fakaveve) pea sisina ‘a e ‘unufe koe ‘oku ‘asi tautefito ki he konga ki lalo ‘a e la’i’aku mo e ngaahi la’i’akau ‘oku vilovilo ke ngaue’aki e fo’i tuhu’ motu’a’I tuhu.
• Founga malu’i  ’aki e kemikale: faito’o ‘oku to’o mei he ‘akau: polo fifisi, kava ‘aukava, famili ‘o e teisi, pe niimi; fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), pe spinosad, koe taimi lelei hono ngaue’aki   e faito’o ‘I he taimi kei iiki ai e fanga ki’i ‘unufe, ‘oua e ngaue’aki e kemikale ‘oku ngaohi ‘okapau e malava ke ta’ofi.

Common Name: Cucumber moth (Mu e Kiukamipa). Other common names are, melon moth (Mu e Meleni), pumpkin caterpillar (Unufe ‘o e hina), cucurbit caterpillar and watermelon worm.

Scientific Name: Diaphania indica. A moth of the Crambidae.