medfly

• Petite mouche noire et blanche qui endommage les agrumes et d'autres fruits en y pondant ses œufs, qui se développent à l'intérieur du fruit.

A small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit.

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   A small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by laying eggs inside them, where the larvae develop and spoil the fruit.

   Mouche méditerranéenne des fruits

   • The medfly infestation caused significant losses to the orange harvest.
   • Farmers use traps to monitor medfly populations in orchards.
   • Strict quarantine measures were imposed to prevent the medfly from spreading.

   Synonymesmediterranean fruit fly