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Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata) <!--지중해광대파리/지중해과실파리-->
Subject: Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata)


Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Diptera > Tephritidae
Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
Photographer: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Contact: USDA ARS Photo Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: The production of medflies can be realized in the laboratory by bathing medfly eggs in warm water???a process that kills the female embryos but doesn't harm the male embryos. In the pupal stage, the males canbe irradiated to render them sexually sterile.
Image Citation:
Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, www.forestryimages.org
Image Use:
This image may be copied and used, in whole or in part, for any non-profit, educational purpose provided that all reproductions bear an appropriate credit. Any commercial or other use of the image requires the written permission of the photographer or contact organization, and Forestry Images.

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