The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is one of the world's most destructive fruit pests. Adult male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis ca

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The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is one of the world's most destructive fruit pests. Adult male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). Because of its wide distribution over the world, its ability to tolerate cooler climates better than most other species of tropical fruit flies, and its wide range of hosts, it is ranked first among economically important fruit fly species.

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