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Guava fruit fly
Bactrocera correcta Guava fruit fly (Bactrocera correcta) is an insect pest of Guava, citrus, mango, peach,sapodilla . It is a native of Asia and was first detected in California in 1986. This fruit fly lays eggs inside fruit. When the larvae hatch and feed on the fruit it can be ruined. Monitoring after a 2012 find in Florida failed to detect additional flies.
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News
11/24/2015 - NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System
06/16/2015 - NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System
06/02/2015 - Guava fruit flies found in Florida