Mediterranean fruit fly (MFF) (Ceratitis capitata (Wied)) (Dip.: Tephritidae) is an external quarantine pest and has a zero tolerance in export. It causes economic losses in our country. The presence of a single infested fruit with this pest in export leads to the return of the whole product (Başpınar et al. 2009). C. capitata is a member of the Tephritidae family, order Diptera, which has more than 4500 species in the world (Liquido et al., 1990, Bayrak and Hayat, 2012). MFF is one of 118 species of fruit fly pests recorded in Turkey (Kütük et al., 2013). The most important hosts identified in our country are mainly citrus fruits, peaches, figs, persimmon and pomegranates, but it also causes damage in apricot, apple, pear, quince, plum and avocado (
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