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Fruit Flies

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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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Environmental Documents: Fruit Fly Control Programs

Exotic Fruit Fly Strategic Plan 2006 -2010 (PDF; 386 Kb)

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 Quarantine Areas

Mediterranean Fruit Fly - Federal Orders

California

Mexican Fruit Fly - Federal Orders

California

Texas

  • Cameron County (Entire County)
    • Map (PDF; 799 Kb)
  • Hidalgo County (Entire County)
    • Map (PDF; 799 Kb)
  • Willacy County (PDF; 18 Kb) 

Action Plans

Medfly Action Plan (PDF; 1.10 Mb)

The following PPQ Action Plans or New Pest Response Guidelines have not been updated since its publication date. The actions or guidelines recommended may not be appropriate now, new survey tools may be available, and chemical pesticides named may no longer be registered. This document is posted until updated versions can be drafted and as such are only guidelines that represent the state of knowledge at the time they were written. Please consult PPQ and/or your State Plant Regulatory Official prior to implementing any recommendations listed herein.

Cherry Fruit Fly (PDF;  1.81 Mb)

Malaysian Fruit Fly (PDF; 2.23 Mb)

Melon Fruit Fly (PDF; 2.05 Mb)

Oriental Fruit Fly (PDF; 2.64 Mb)

Peach Fruit Fly (PDF; 2.11 Mb)

Queensland Fruit Fly (PDF; 3.28 Mb)

South American Fruit Fly (PDF; 1.47 Mb)

 

Contact:
Wayne Burnett
Domestic Coordinator
Phone: 301-734-6553
E-mail:Wayne.D.Burnett@aphis.usda.gov

Last Modified: May 7, 2008