Natal Fruit Fly, Natal Fly, Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)

Natal Fruit Fly, Natal Fly, Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)

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The Natal fruit fly is a pest of orchard fruits throughout much of KwaZulu Natal Province, Republic of South Africa, and is considered to be the most common fruit fly of economic importance in BIO C-GEL 500MG Zimbabwe.50 to 100 percent of plums were reportedly infested in a South African locality one year despite the application of control measures.Although it never has been captured as an escapee in the United States, it continues to constitute a potential threat to Florida agriculture.If it were accidentally introduced into Florida and allowed to gain a foothold, the Natal fruit fly could prove to be fully as serious a menace as the Mediterranean fruit fly.

This revised 3-page fact sheet was written by H.V.Weems, Jr.and T.

R.Fasulo, Swim Parts and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, March 2012.