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Background
Fruit flies in the family Tephritidae are among the most destructive, feared and well-publicized pests of fruits and vegetables around the world. The genera Anastrepha, Bactrocera, and Ceratitis pose the greatest risk to U.S. agriculture and are the focus of this strategic plan. Tephritid fruit flies spend their larval stages feeding and growing in over 400 host plants. Introduction of these pest species into the United States causes economic losses from destruction and spoiling of host commodities by larvae, costs associated with implementing control measures, and loss of market share due to restrictions on shipment of host commodities. The extensive damage and wide host range of tephritid fruit flies become obstacles to agricultural diversification and trade when pest fruit fly species become established in these areas.
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News and Information
- Lemon, Citrus limon, as a host for Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata
- Fact Sheets
- Host Status of Citrus spp. for Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) (PDF; 36 Kb)
- Host Susceptibility of Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) to Mediterranean Fruit Fly [Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)] and South American Fruit Fly [Anastrepha fraterculis (Wiedemann)](PDF; 542 Kb)
- Identification of Susceptible Areas for the Establishment of Anastrepha spp. Fruit Flies in the United States and Analysis of Selected Pathways (PDF; 2.57 Mb)
- Identification of Areas Susceptible to the Establishment of Fifty-three Bactrocera spp. (Diptera: Tephrididae: Dacinae) in the United States (PDF; 1.91 Mb)
Fruit Fly Quarantines
Plans
- Exotic Fruit Fly Strategic Plan 2006 -2010 (PDF; 386 Kb)
- Fruit Flies of Mexico Strategic Plan 2008-2013 (PDF; 3.51 Mb)
- New Pest Response Guidelines and Action Plans
Response
- Environmental Documents
- Program Reviews
Contact:
Wayne Burnett
Domestic Coordinator
Telephone: 301-734-6553
E-mail:Wayne.D.Burnett@aphis.usda.gov