Mediterranean fruit fly

Japanese: Mediterranean fruit fly(英語表記)Mediterraneanfruitfly
Mediterranean fruit fly

...The oriental fruit fly (illustration) and melon fly are well-known pests of agricultural crops in the Ryukyu Islands and the Ogasawara Islands. The Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) (illustration) is thought to be native to tropical Africa, but has spread throughout the world over the past 100 years and become a major pest of many fruits, including apples, oranges, peaches, and cherries. In the United States, there have been several major outbreaks in Florida and California in the past. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Mediterranean fruit fly" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ミカンコミバエ(イラスト)やウリミバエは,南西諸島や小笠原諸島で農作物の害虫として有名である。チチュウカイミバエCeratitis capitata(英名Mediterranean fruit fly)(イラスト)は,熱帯アフリカ原産と考えられているが,過去100年の間に全世界に分布を拡大し,リンゴ,オレンジ,モモ,サクランボなど多くの果実の大害虫となった。アメリカでは,過去数回,フロリダやカリフォルニアで大発生した。…

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