fruit fly

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Englisch - Türkisch
sirkesineği
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) meyva sineği
meyve sineği
Mediterranean fruit fly
akdenizmeyvesineği
Englisch - Englisch
any insect of the Drosophilidae family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species Drosophila melanogaster that is used in genetic research
any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue
Fruit flies are very small flies which eat fruit and rotting plants. a small fly that eats fruit or decaying plants. Any dipteran species of two families: large fruit flies (Trypetidae) and small fruit flies, or vinegar flies (family Drosophilidae; see drosophila). The larvae feed on fruit or other vegetation. The adults' wings are banded or spotted with brown. Many species attack cultivated fruits, sometimes causing enough damage to create significant economic loss. Some species are leaf miners; others burrow in plant stems. Well-known fruit-fly pests include the Mediterranean fruit fly and the apple maggot of the U.S., the Mexican and Oriental fruit flies, and the olive fruit fly of the Mediterranean region
any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
type of small fly which feeds on fruits and vegetables
Mediterranean fruit fly
A type of fruit fly capable of wreaking extensive damage, taxonomic name Ceratitis capitata
Mediterranean fruit fly
A black and white two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) found in many warm regions of the world, the larvae of which destroy citrus and other fruit crops. or Med fly Fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) proven to be particularly destructive to citrus crops, at great economic cost. The Med fly lays up to 500 eggs in citrus fruits (except lemons and sour limes), and the larvae tunnel into the fruit, making it unfit for human consumption. Because of this pest, quarantine laws regulating fruit importation have been enacted worldwide
fruitfly
alternative spelling of fruit fly
mediterranean fruit fly
small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
mediterranean fruit fly
A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed
mediterranean fruit fly
Its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall
fruit fly
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