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Ceratitis capitata

Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is a yellow-and-brown fly native to sub-Saharan Africa. It has no near relatives in the Western Hemisphere and is considered to be one of the most destructive fruit pests in the world. There have been occasional medfly infestations in California, Florida, and Texas that require…

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Micropylar regionLarvaeDistalInstarThorax
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Food resources

AkeeStar appleOrangesGrapefruitGuava
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Ceratitis capitata

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Edges85
Triples27
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
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Ceratitis capitata

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Ceratitis capitata → California Medfly PanicCISR Summary, Center, Ceratitis, Crop Knowledge Master, Global Invasive Species Database, Hawaii, Library, Lists, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Mediterranean Fruit FlySpecies Profile, National Invasive Species Information, Tephritid Workers Databasewww, The, United States National Agricultural, University

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capitata fruit medfly fly flies males male california mating larvae females species found sterile adult eradication medflies study wild larval

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acidityinstance ofpulp chemical properties0.80text
soluble solid contents had little effect on larvalinstance ofpulp chemical properties0.80text
pupal survival but larger effects on pupal weight.AdultAdults tend to gain their carbohydrate intake from ripe fruitinstance ofpulp chemical properties0.80text
protein from decomposing fruit or leftover bird fecesinstance ofpulp chemical properties0.80text
pupal survival but larger effects on pupal weightinstance ofpulp chemical properties0.80text
eclosioninstance ofmating frequency was equal and events0.80text
flyinginstance ofmating frequency was equal and events0.80text
and mating speed were positively correlated with pupal size.During the courtship phaseinstance ofmating frequency was equal and events0.80text
a series of signals are exchanged between the maleinstance ofmating frequency was equal and events0.80text
the femaleinstance ofmating frequency was equal and events0.80text
courtship times tended to be around 0.16instance ofwhile sounds produced during non-aggressive moments0.80text
Ceratitis capitatarelated to External linksUniversity0.60section

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