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Ceratitis capitata; Medfly; biological control; eradication; establishment; life history; quarantine; history;Aceratoneuromyia indica ; Anastrepha suspensa; Bactrocera dorsalis; Capsicum frutescens;Ceratitis rosa ; Chrysophyllumsp.; Diachasmimorpha longicaudatus; Doryctobracon areolatus;Eutreta simplex ; Opius bellus; Paracantha genalis; Pteromalus coloradensis; Rhagoletis completa; Trirhithrum coffeae; Steinernema feltiae
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Issues Concerning The Eradication Or Establishment And Biological Control Of The Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis Capitata(Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), In California, David H. Headrick, Richard D. Goeden
Issues Concerning The Eradication Or Establishment And Biological Control Of The Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis Capitata(Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), In California, David H. Headrick, Richard D. Goeden
Horticulture and Crop Science
Classical biological control is suggested as a tool worth developing now for possible future use in the integrated pest management of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), in California. Three factors that impact broadly on developing and implementing such a biological control program are: (1) the question of Medfly establishment, (2) quarantine considerations, and (3) agricultural and urban concerns. Each of these factors and their combined effects must be considered when discussing biological control of Medfly in California as shaped by historical perspectives on Medfly invasions, methods of Medfly eradication, and past biological control efforts against Medfly. We …