Anastrepha grandis

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Anastrepha grandis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Anastrepha
Species:
A. grandis
Binomial name
Anastrepha grandis
(Macquart, 1846)
South American Cucurbit Fruit Flies. Anastrepha grandis .png
South American Cucurbit Fruit Flies.

Anastrepha grandis is a fruit fly, also known as the South American cucurbit fruit fly. It is a pest of various cultivated species of Cucurbitaceae, especially the pumpkin, squash and melon. [1] Anastrepha grandis is found in almost all South American countries.

Importance to agriculture

Once a pest of minor to moderate importance generally, it has become a rather important pest. [2] [3] This kind of species is potentially of economic importance in Florida and southern Texas should it ever be introduced there.

References

  1. ↑ Norrbom, A. (2008). "Anastrepha grandis (South American cucurbit fruit fly)". www.cabi.org. CABI Compendium: 5649. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.5649 . Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Anastrepha grandis (Macquart)". delta-intkey.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. ↑ "South American cucurbit fruit fly - Anastrepha grandis". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-16.


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