Mediterranean Fruit Fly - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition mediterranean-fruit-fly

Definition :

A small two winged fly Ceratitis capitata a native of the Mediterranean countries but now widely distributed in warm regions which can cause great damage to citrus and other succulent fruit crops when present in large numbers It is black and white and irregularly banded It lays eggs in ripening oranges peaches and other fruits when the eggs hatch into larvae maggots inside the fruit they cause the fruit to decay and fall and make the fruit unsaleable It is also popularly called the medfly