Ceratitis capitata: Mediterranean Fruit Fly
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Scan day: 07 March 2014 UTC
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Description: Provides photographs and information on this destructive pest, its distribution, identification, life history and habits, with a list of host species.
Mediterranean fruit fly - Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) common name: Mediterranean fruit fly (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) (Wiedemann), is one of the world's most destructive fruit pests. The species originated in sub-Saharan Africa and is not known to be established in the continental United States. When it has been detected in Florida, California and Texas, especially in recent years, each infestation necessitated intensive and massive eradication and detection procedures so that the pest did not become established.
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| Page title: | Mediterranean fruit fly - Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) |
| Keywords: | Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata Diptera Tephritidae Thomas Heppner Woodruff Weems Steck Fasulo |
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| IP-address: | 128.227.242.110 |
WHOIS Info
| NS | Name Servers: NS.NAME.UFL.EDU 128.227.30.254 RNS.NAME.UFL.EDU 8.6.245.30 |
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| Date | activated: 25-Mar-1986 last updated: 03-Feb-2014 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |