| Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly | |
| Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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 Adult(s); Male medfly resting on a leaf. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); The production of medflies can be realized in the laboratory by bathing medfly eggs in warm water a process that kills the female embryos but doesn't harm the male embryos. In the pupal stage, the males canbe irradiated to render them sexually sterile. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Trap(s); The improved version of the McPhail trap uses a combination of three chemicals to attract male and female fruit flies. The older version of the trap used a protein bait that captured large numbers of nontarget insects. Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Trap(s); Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Pupa(e); Male (brown) and female (white) medfly pupae. Pupae color was the basis of the old method of separating males from females. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Larva(e); Medfly larvae consuming a highly nutritious corn-based diet. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); A female medfly pumps eggs through her ovipositor into the soft outer layers of a ripe coffee berry. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); Medfly feeding on a cotton wick soaked with a bait-dye mixture. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); The female Mediterranean fruit fly, shown here on a coffee fruit, can deposit eggs 2-3 millimeters deep in papayas. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Adult(s); ARS scientists in Hilo, Hawaii are collaborating with ARS researchers at Weslaco, Texas, to investigate phloxine B, better known as the FDA-approved red dye number 28. The dye, might prove a safe, effective alternative to today's malathion insecticide. Medflies often share regurgitated food. This helps spread the insecticidal dye-and-bait blend through the population. Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
