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to Abiu Page  Fig. 1  Adult female Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa  Fig. 2  Caribbean fruit fly A. suspensa. Larva(e)  Fig. 3  The endoparasitic braconid wasp, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, parasitizing larvae of the Caribbean fruit fly, A. suspensa, ovipositing into fly larva in guava.
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Few
insect pests attack abiu, however, as the number of trees
increases, various insects will most likely be found feeding on abiu.
The Caribbean fruit fly (Anastrepha
suspensa) attacks abiu allowed to
over ripen (golden yellow color) on the tree. This may be prevented by
picking fully mature fruit before they ripen on the tree. Please contact your local county extension agent for current control recommendations. Caribbean Fruit Fly Since 1965, however, a new introduction of the pest into Florida has continued to spread and it now occurs in most of southern peninsular Florida, commonly north to Citrus and Volusia Counties, with isolated records north to Jacksonville (Ibrahim, 1980). Within the first three months following the discovery of A. suspensa in Florida in 1965, more than 14,000 adults were trapped in Dade County and identified by state entomologists. It has now developed into a major fruit fly problem for citrus and several other crops in Florida. 1  Fig. 4  Distribution of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa, in Florida. Use of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata is planned as part of a two-pronged attack on the Caribbean fruit fly involving the release of parasites and sterile Caribbean fruit flies. Further Reading Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), University of Florida pdf A Parasitoid Wasp, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, University of Florida pdf | |
| Bibliography 1 Weems, H. V., et al. "Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)." Featured Creatures, Entomology and Nematology Dept., UF/IFAS Extension, EENY-196 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 38, 260), Original pub. Mar. 2001, Revised Aug. 2014, Reviewed Dec. 2017, EDIS, edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in350. Accessed 23 Apr. 2017, 28 July 2020. Photographs Fig. 1 Weston Lotz, Jeffrey. "Caribbean Fruit Fly (female)." Florida Department of Agriculture, 2005, Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org. Accessed 2 Feb. 2014. Fig. 2 "Caribbean fruit fly Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) larvae." Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2010, bugwood.org. Accessed 2 Feb. 2014. Fig. 3 Lotz, Jeffrey. "The endoparasitic braconid wasp, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), parasitizing larvae of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew)." Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, freshfromflorida.com. Accessed 10 Apr. 2014. Fig. 4 Steck, G. J., and Sutton, B. D. "Distribution of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), in Florida." Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, freshfromflorida.com. Accessed 10 Apr. 2014. Published 12 Apr. 2014 LR. Last update 28 July 2020 LR | ||