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Bactrocera cucurbitae
Summary
| Resource Type | Organism |
|---|---|
| Genus | Bactrocera |
| Species | cucurbitae |
| Common Name | Melon Fruit Fly |
| Description | The melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, originally from the Indo-Malayan region, is an important Tephritid agricultural pest with a broad host of fruit and vegetables of tropical and sub-tropical regions. It was the first tephritid species introduced in Hawaii. Damage to fruits and vegetables occur by female oviposition, subsequent larvae feeding and rotting due to the introgression of bacteria and fungus in the flesh. Adult flies are between 6 to 8 mm in length, with distinctive wing pattern. |
| Publication | Sim SB, Geib SM. A Chromosome-Scale Assembly of the Bactrocera cucurbitae Genome Provides Insight to the Genetic Basis of white pupae.. G3 (Bethesda, Md.). 2017 06 07; 7(6):1927-1940. |
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| Image Credit | Scott Bauer, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, View source. CC-BY-NC Creative Commons License 3.0. |