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fruit fly

Any of various small flies of the family Drosophilidae, having larvae that feed on fermenting or decaying plant material, especially the common species Drosophila melanogaster, often used in genetic research. Also called pomace fly, vinegar fly.

fruit fly

see DROSOPHILA.

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The fruit fly is not our main concern when it comes to being blocked from the international market,' he said, adding that most mango shipments that had been prepared to leave Cambodia had met the SPS requirements.

Invasive fruit flies detrimental to Kingdom's mango exports

This investigation will be also help in the identification of pest and shall draw attention towards the commercial varieties of Sindh, which are undermined by the fruit fly pest at the present time.

BIOLOGY AND MORPHOMETRIC OF DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES OF THE ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY (BACTROCERA DORSALIS HENDLE) (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) ON THREE VARIETIES OF MANGO OF SINDH, PAKISTAN

He said, sanitation is the most important factor of fruit fly management and one can analyze the population and take remedial measures in accordance and said about 70 to 80% loss can be handling through crop hygiene method.

Awareness seminar on Fruit Fly Management held at PMAS-AAUR

He said fruit fly could be controlled by natural, culture and bio control techniques.

Campaign against fruit fly continues

Among the fruit fly, the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the most abundant and serious pest of fruit orchards in the world.

Occurrence and Seasonal Abundance of Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata Saunders (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Relation to Meteorological Factors

2012) reported that a density of 25 traps per ha was sufficient as a stand-alone method to control the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann; Diptera: Tephritidae) in Spain.

Inexpensive artisanal traps for mass trapping fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Haiti

The existence of fruit fly also means that crops that reach the market are not eligible for export due to quarantine regulations.

Saving citrus orchard from fruit fly

Among tested sowing times based upon changes in the fruit characters early sowing (15 February) was relatively better sowing time to mitigate the melon fruit fly infestation and get quality produce of bitter gourd.

Impact of Sowing Times Plant-to-Plant Distances Sowing Methods and Sanitation on Infestation of Melon Fruit Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) and Yield Components of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia)

That a fruit fly manages to do fighter-jet banked turns in midair contradicts some earlier ideas about how tiny insects maneuver, says Michael Dickinson of the University of Washington in Seattle.

In a crisis, fruit flies do stunt turns: sophisticated tracking equipment reveals insects' deft moves

But by 2001, the Oriental fruit fly population rebounded and became more abundant, spreading to many more islands.

Battling problem pests in paradise

First detected in 1998, the olive fruit fly spread quickly throughout the state's olive-growing regions.

Understanding the seasonal and reproductive biology of olive fruit fly is critical to its management

A team of biologists led by Peter Cameron at the University of California, Berkeley recently figured out how a fruit fly tastes water--and how its brain detects that water is near.