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• n  small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

• The medfly, as it is known, is a dreaded pest that could devastate Florida's billion-dollar citrus and vegetable industry if allowed to spread.
• Now at last the state's anti-medfly force has been induced to yield a bit -- to avoid possible harm to an endangered species named the Stephens' kangaroo rat.
• Some scientists see the scare as a sneak preview of what could be the worst infestation since the medfly plague in 1980-82.

• Mediterranean fruit fly
• Ceratitis capitata

News & Articles

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• Potentially destructive fruit fly found in Fairfield
  Agriculture officials announced Thursday that a peach fruit fly -- which can cause damage similar to a Medfly -- has been detected in a Fairfield neighborhood.
  July 12, 2013 - The Vacaville Reporter