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One species, the pineapple fruit fly Melanoloma viatrix, has been reported as a pest of pineapples. [1] Most adults have some general features, conspicuously pictured wings, often with metallic blue or greenish colors on the body and legs, and a typical tephritoid ovipositor .
D. melanogaster is a common pest in homes, restaurants, and other places where food is served. [15] Flies belonging to the family Tephritidae are also called "fruit flies". This can cause confusion, especially in the Mediterranean, Australia, and South Africa, where the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is an economic pest.
The Drosophilidae are a diverse, cosmopolitan family of flies, which includes species called fruit flies, although they are more accurately referred to as vinegar or pomace flies. [1] Another distantly related family of flies, Tephritidae , are true fruit flies because they are frugivorous, and include apple maggot flies and many pests.
The Tau fruit fly is native to Asia and described by the CDFA as a “serious pest for agriculture and natural resources.” Tau fruit flies are about the same size as a housefly. The adult ...
Drosophila (/ d r ə ˈ s ɒ f ɪ l ə, d r ɒ-, d r oʊ-/ [1] [2]) is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit.
Millions of fruit flies are being dumped over Los Angeles as officials try to fight back against an invasive species. Around 2.25 million sterile male fruit flies will be dropped over the Leimert ...
Drosophilidae, a family of small flies, including: Drosophila, the genus of small fruit flies and vinegar flies; Drosophila melanogaster or common fruit fly; Drosophila suzukii or Asian fruit fly; Tephritidae, a family of large flies Bactrocera cucurbitae or melon fly; Bactrocera oleae or olive fruit fly; Bactrocera tryoni or Queensland fruit fly
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila (in the family Drosophilidae), which is often called the "common fruit fly". Nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly are ...