Toxotrypana curvicauda: Papaya Fruit Fly
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Description: Photographs and information on this principal insect pest of papaya, its distribution, identification, life cycle, the damage it causes and management.
papaya fruit fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker Gerstaecker (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) Gerstaecker, is the principal insect pest of papaya ( L.) throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of the New World. The insect was introduced into Florida in 1905, most likely from the West Indies on papaya shipments. It first became established in the Florida Keys and Miami, then spread throughout the state wherever papayas are grown. Papaya fruit fly larvae and adults have been found in Florida in every month of the year. Although originally considered to be monophagous, infesting only wild and cultivated papaya, the insect has also been reported on mango and milkweed in Florida, and other plant species in Mexico.
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| Page title: | papaya fruit fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker |
| Keywords: | papaya fruit fly Toxotrypana curvicauda Diptera Tephritidae Selman Heppner Fasulo |
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| IP-address: | 128.227.242.110 |
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| 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 |