Mediterranean fruit fly

n. A fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) having a banded abdomen and wings with black and brownish markings, the larvae of which destroy citrus and other fruit crops in warm regions worldwide. Also called medfly.

Mediterranean fruit fly

n (Animals) a species of dipterous fly, Ceratitis capitata, having marbled wings, whose maggots tunnel into fruits such as citrus, peach, and vine in the Mediterranean area, South Africa, and elsewhere: family Trypetidae. Also called: medfly

Med′iterra′nean fruit′ fly`

n. a small, black-and-white banded, two-winged fly, Ceratitis capitata, of many warm regions that implants eggs that hatch into maggots within ripening fruit. Also called medfly.

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Mediterranean fruit fly - small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruitCeratitis capitata, medflyfruit fly, pomace fly - any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruitsCeratitis, genus Ceratitis - Mediterranean fruit flies

Mediterranean fruit fly

Mediterranean fruit fly:

see fruit flyfruit fly,
common name for any of the flies of the families Tephritidae and Drosophilidae. All fruit flies are very small insects that lay their eggs in various plant tissues.
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly

(Ceratias capitata), an insect of the family Trypetidae, a dangerous crop pest. The body is 4.5 mm long. The mottled wings are marked with dark noncontinuous bands. The Mediterranean fruit fly is common in many countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania. It does not occur in the USSR, but it is an object of quarantine, since its larvae are easily transported with various fruits. The fly is polyphagous, damaging more than 70 plant species (for example, apricot, peach, orange, mandarin, apple, pear, grape, and tomato). The female deposits eggs on the skin of ripe fruit; the larvae hatch one or two days later and feed on the fruit for two to three weeks, causing it to rot. The number of generations varies with climatic conditions. Quarantine measures in the USSR and other countries that import citrus fruits largely consist of limiting imports to the winter and disinfecting fruits by heat or chemical agents.

Mediterranean fruit fly

Mediterranean fruit fly

Mediterranean fruit fly

Med′iterra′nean fruit′ fly`

Mediterranean fruit fly

Mediterranean fruit fly:

Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Mediterranean fruit fly

Synonyms for Mediterranean fruit fly

noun small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

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