Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)

Abstract

The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (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 United States. When it has been detected in Florida and California, especially in recent years, each infestation necessitated intensive and massive eradication and detection procedures so that the pest did not become established. This document is EENY-214 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 4, 230 and 273), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: July 2001. Revised: September 2001. 
 EENY-214/IN371: Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) (ufl.edu)

Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Moroccan Citrus orchards: Chemical and Sustainable Control Methods and Priorities for Future Research

“…22,23 The medflies affect other fruit plantations like apples, pears, nectarines, peaches, and plums pomegranates, in different regions and environmental conditions. 24,25…”

Volatile compounds of some blueberries cultivars infested with fruit fly Ceratitis capitata

“…The conditions 23˚C ±2˚C, 75%±5% RH, 12:12-h (L:D) were used to reared Medfly. Screen cages (40 cm length ×40 cm height ×40 cm depth) have been used to rearing medfly adults and in each cage contained crystaline yeast hydrolysate (Australian Biosearch), sugar (Bidvest, Australia), in the ratio of 1:4 and water was 50 Ml [1].…”

“…Ceratitis capitata (Medfly) is an important fly that damage on a huge number of fruits, specially the larvae stage [1]. Fruit flies can be adapt with hard environmental condition, which is attention in zones separate and therefore potentially this zone at risk [2,3].…”

Probiotic based-diet effect on the immune response and induced stress in irradiated mass reared Ceratitis capitata males (Diptera: Tephritidae) destined for the release in the sterile insect technique programs

“…Ceratitis capitata Wideman (Diptera: Tephritidae) is considered a major fruit fly pest of economic importance attacking more than 300 different hosts [1,2]. The level of the economic damage of medfly, as it is commonly called, is very high because of its polyphagia [3]. Conventional chemical pesticides are applied to target the medfly adult stage [4].…”