Ceratitis cosyra (Walker)
From Entomology Circulars.
Ceratitis cosyra is commonly known as the mango fruit fly or marula fruit fly based on its common occurrence in these host plants. Marula is a native African fruit related to mango and sometimes known locally as wild plum. …read more
Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew)
From Entomology Circulars.
Mexican fruit fly is a very serious pest of various fruits, particularly citrus and mango, in Mexico and Central America. Its natural distribution includes the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where populations routinely attain pest status if control measures are not practiced. …read more
Blueberry Maggot, Rhagoletis mendax
From Entomology Circulars.
The blueberry maggot, Rhagoletis mendax Curran, is an important pest of commercially grown blueberries (Marucci 19,66). Since first reported in 1914 in Maine and New Hampshire, the blueberry maggot has damaged crops primarily in northeastern and north central United States and Canada (Milholland and Meyer 1984). …read more
Larvae of Fruit Flies, 7. Anastrepha obliqua (West Indian fruit fly)
From Entomology Circulars.
The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), occurs in southern Florida and throughout the Caribbean, south to southern Brazil. The species has been widely known by its synonym, A. mombinpraeoptans Sein, or as a variety of the continental Neotropical species, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Berg, 1979; Weems, 1970), and is one of several closely related species of Anastrepha (Weems, 1980). …read more
Larvae of Fruit Flies. 6. Anastrepha interrupta (Schoepfia fruit fly)
From Entomology Circulars.
The schoepfia fruit fly, Anastrepha interrupta Stone, is native to southern Florida and one of six Anastrepha species known to occur in Florida. The species was described from southern Florida (Stone, 1942) and is thus far known only from coastal counties of south-central Florida to Key West. …read more
Larvae of Fruit Flies. V Dacus cucurbitae (Melon Fly)
From Entomology Circulars.
The melon fly, Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett, is widespread throughout most of Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia, also ranging north to Japan and nearby Pacific islands. It has been introduced into Hawaii (Back & Pemberton, 1917) and has been intercepted occasionally in California and ports of entry in Houston, Mobile, and Boston. …read more
Larvae of Fruit Flies. IV Dacus dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly)
From Entomology Circulars.
The oriental fruit fly, Dacus dorsalis Hendel, originally described from Taiwan, is one of the most destructive fruit fly pests of east Asia and the Pacific, second only to the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). …read more
Guava fruit fly, Dacus (Strumeta) correctus (Bezzi)
From Entomology Circulars.
Dacus correctus (Bezzi),often referred to as the guava fruit fly (although the larvae of many other species of fruit flies feed on guava), was detected for the first time in the Western Hemisphere when 1 ♂ was found on 6 August 1986 in a methyl eugenol-baited Jackson trap in Garden Grove, Orange County, California. …read more
Larvae Of Fruit Flies. III. Toxotrypana Curvicauda (Papaya Fruit Fly)
From Entomology Circulars.
The papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstraecker, is primarily of concern only in papaya growing areas of the United States and the neotropics. It is the most destructive pest encountered by papaya growers. …read more
Larvae Of Fruit Flies. II. Ceratitis Capitata (Mediterranean Fruit Fly)
From Entomology Circulars.
This second in a series of circulars on fruit fly larvae (see Heppner, 1984) describes the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). It is the most destructive of the fruit flies, particularly of citrus and a number of other commercial fruit crops. …read more
Larvae Of Fruit Flies. I. Anastrepha Ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly) And Anastrepha Suspensa (Caribbean Fruit Fly)
From Entomology Circulars.
Fruit fly adults of Florida, plus exotics potentially of danger to Florida agriculture, have been discussed in several circulars by H. V. Weems, Jr. The present circular initiates a series on their larvae, primarily as an identification guide to the larvae of fruit flies of concern to Florida agriculture. …read more
Anastrepha striata Schiner
From Entomology Circulars.
Anastrepha striata Schiner (1868: 264), is one of the most common species of fruit flies throughout most of its range. It, however, has not acquired a well established common name as have others such as the Mexican, Caribbean, and Mediterranean fruit fly. …read more
Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
From Entomology Circulars.
The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), is one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests. Because of its wide distribution over the world, its ability to tolerate colder climates better than most other species of fruit flies, and its wide range of hosts, it is ranked first among economically important fruit fly species. …read more
Anastrepha Fraterculus (Wiedemann)
From Entomology Circulars.
Anastrepha fraterculus was described in the genus Dacus by Wiedemann (1830), based on specimens from Brasil. This species is of great economic importance because of the wide variety of plants which it attacks and its extensive distribution. …read more
Apple Maggot, Rhagoletis Pomonella (Walsh)
From Entomology Circulars.
The apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) is an insect native to North America which originally fed in the fruit of wild hawthorn (Crataegus spp.). During the past 100 years it has become a primary pest of cultivated apples, especially in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. …read more
Cherry Fruit Fly, Cherry Maggot, Rhagoletis Cingulata (Loew)
From Entomology Circulars.
West Indian Fruit Fly Anastrepha Mombinpraeoptans Seín
From Entomology Circulars.
The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha mombinpraeoptans is the most abundant species of Anastrepha in the West Indies and one of the most abundant species in Panama. It was described originally by Seín in 1933 as a variety of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann). …read more
Anastrepha Serpentina (Wiedemann)
From Entomology Circulars.
The “dark fruit fly” is intercepted frequently in United States ports of entry in various hosts from several countries. It is an important species in Mexico because its larvae infest sapote (Calocarpum spp.), …read more
