Organisms

Ceratitis capitata

A species of fruit fly originating in sub-Saharan Africa but widely distributed worldwide. One of the most destructive fruit pests, its larvae feed and develop on many different fruits and some vegetables.

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Abstract

A species of fruit fly originating in sub-Saharan Africa but widely distributed worldwide. One of the most destructive fruit pests, its larvae feed and develop on many different fruits and some vegetables.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Fruit Fly, Mediterranean
  • Medfly
  • Mediterranean Fruit Fly
  • Ceratitis capitatas
  • Flies, Mediterranean Fruit
  • Fly, Mediterranean Fruit
  • Fruit Flies, Mediterranean
  • Medflies
  • Mediterranean Fruit Flies
  • capitatas, Ceratitis

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.720w.500w.500w.750w.850w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ceratitis capitata. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033622. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033622
  2. Ceratitis capitata. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratitis_capitata
  3. Ceratitis capitata. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250269