| 单词 | mediterranean fruit fly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean fruit fly n. a fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (family Tephritidae), whose larvae cause considerable damage to citrus fruit; also called medfly. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > miscellaneous types > member of family Tephritidae Mediterranean fruit fly1899 Mexican fruit fly1924 medfly1929 1899 Agric. Gaz. New S. Wales 10 497 All the specimens bred at this office have been the Western or Mediterranean Fruit-fly (Halterophora capitata)... This is quite a modern importation. In 1897 it was discovered in orchards near Perth, Western Australia... Though unknown previous to this in the Colonies, it had a well known record in Europe as far back as 1826, when it was described by Wiedman [recte Wiedemann] as an orange pest under the name of Citriperda capitata. 1912 Circular Bureau Entomol., U.S. Dept. Agric. No. 160. 1 The recent establishment in Hawaii of the Mediterranean fruit-fly..and the quarantine restrictions against Hawaiian fruit imposed by the State of California have aroused considerable interest in this very destructive insect. 1923 Jrnl. Agric. Res. 25 1 Control by parasites has been the only method of combating the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata..) in Hawaii that has met with any success. 1998 Agric. Res. Jan. 2/2 The recent discovery of Mediterranean fruit flies in Florida..restricted movement of citrus. < as lemmas |
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