It is one of the most important pests for fruit production in Argentina due to the damage it produces in the fruit and the associated economic losses.
There are more than 300 fruit fly host fruits, among which include blueberry, cherry, plum, damask, peach, raspberry, guava, fig, kiwi, tangerine, orange, mango, apple, passion fruit, quince, nectarine, medlar , avocado, papaya, pear, grapefruit, pepper, grape, among others.
It is prohibited the entry of fruit to certain places, because, even without noticing it, you can be transporting an infested fruit (with eggs or larvae of the plague) and putting at risk the phytosanitary status of protected areas and the fruit production of all a region.
If you have a fruit tree in your home, collect all the fruit from your tree and enter the one you will not consume at a depth of not less than 30 centimeters, then cover with quicklime. In addition, it is important to collaborate with the official controls of the National Control Program in protected areas.
Source: Senasa