Infestations of Anastrepha Suspensa in Fruit on Key West, Florida and Adjacent Islands
Abstract
Random samples of fresh fallen or ripe-picked fruits in the lower Florida keys were collected weekly and held to determine the presence of larvae of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). Of the 37 species of fruit sampled during a 12-month period (1970-71), 20 were found infested. A total of 32,215 fruits produced 45,286 larvae. The 2 hosts that contributed most to the fly population were Psidium guajava L. (mean of 165 larvae/kg) and Terminalia catappa L. (90 larvae/kg). Eribotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl, Eugenia uniflora L., and Achras zapota L. were the next most important hosts.Downloads
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