Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) life cycle

Description

This is a typical life cycle of the fruit flies of the family Tephritidae, using the species Ceratitis capitata as a reference. These insects are agricultural pests of great economic relevance, responsible for considerable damage to global orcharding, and follow these basic steps to infest a host fruit.

Acknowledgements

References

Mediterranean fruit fly life cycle & biology | Agriculture and Food. (n.d.). Retrieved March 20, 2024, from https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/medfly/mediterranean-fruit-fly-life-cycle-biology Salles, L. A. (2000). Biologia e ciclo de vida de Anastrepha fraterculus (Wied.). In A. Malavasi & R. A. Zucchi (Eds.), Moscas-das-frutas de importância econômica no Brasil: Conhecimento básico e aplicado. https://repositorio.usp.br/single.php?_id=001073254

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