Mexican Fruit Fly
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Mexican Fruit FlyMexican Fruit FlyAnastrepha ludensAnastrepha ludens
Created By: Mitali GuptaCreated By: Mitali Gupta
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Common Name : Mexfly Scientific Name : Anastrepha ludens
Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Anthropoda
Class : Insecta
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From: Mexico and Central AmericaFound in Rio Grande Valley in Texas,
California, Florida and ArizonaAnnually migrates into southern TexasMay be introduced to other areas
through movement of infested fruit
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Agricultural inspectors use traps to detect flies
Farmers use pesticides to keep free of fly maggots
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Consequences for People
•Farmer’s homegrown produce would look poor
•Many foods would drop and rot on the ground
•Fruits and Vegetables would be very expensive to grow.
•Consumers (us) would have to pay more for produce
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Mexican fruit flies destroy fruits and vegetables which then they lay eggs in the fresh flesh of the food.
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Food Web
Bats Humans Mexican Fruit Fly
Fruits (oranges, avocados,
grapefruit)
Frogs Animals
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Why So Successful?Fruit flies are attracted by the smell of
the fruitsThey lay maggots in the fruit which
increases the populationNew flies help find the same kinds of
fruits againThe fruit flies reproduce 500 eggs at a
time
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Issues for the FutureIssues for the FutureControl Growth
Clean orchards or leftover fruit after harvest After harvest results to migration to non-cultivate areas with non-cultivated fruits
Trade-Offs With clean orchards = Decrease in population
Without clean orchards = Damage to many produce
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entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/fruit/.../mexican_fruit_fly.htm
www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/pdep/.../mexican_ff_profile.html
www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/invasive/1mexff.html
www.invasive.org/species/subject.cfm?sub=4932
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/mexfly.shtml