Caribbean Fruit Fly Management in Florida Peaches
adult Caribbean fruit fly
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Supplementary Files

McPhail Trap in Florida Peach Production
Larvae of a Fruit Fly
Adult Female Caribbean Fruit Fly

Keywords

Caribbean Fruit Fly
Peach Protocol

How to Cite

Hodges, Amanda Coleen, and Cory Penca. 2019. “Caribbean Fruit Fly Management in Florida Peaches: ENY-343/IN1242, 4/2019”. EDIS 2019 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1242-2019.

Abstract

The Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa, is a member of the fly family Tephritidae, which contains some of the most destructive fruit pests in the world. This 4-page fact sheet written by Amanda Coleen Hodges and Cory Penca and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology provides information about the biology and management of the Caribbean fruit fly.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1242

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1242-2019
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