Also called tephritid flies, these attack fruit well ... However, these cases are unusual and the fly is rarely considered a pest species. While most non-pest insects receive little scientific ...

Tephritid fruit flies cause major losses in fruit and vegetables ... have active detection and emergency response programmes in place to maintain their fruit fly free status. Achieving a low pest ...

APHIS Administrator Michael Watson said the fight against the northward spread of non-native tephritid fruit fly species such as the Mediterranean fruit fly and Mexican fruit fly is intensifying ...