Tuesday, December 12, 2006
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Mass rearing Mexican fruit flies Anastrepha ludens (Loew) for the eradication program in South Texas

Hugh Conway, hugh.e.conway@aphis.usda.gov1, John N. Worley, john.n.worley@aphis.usda.gov2, and Tom Forrester1. (1) USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST-PDDML, 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Moore Air Base, Edinburg, TX, (2) Mexican Fruit Fly Rearing Facility, USDA-APHIS, 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Moore Air Base, Edinburg, TX

The Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens (Loew) mass rearing facility in Edinburg, TX has increased production of sterile insects for the eradication program of the Mexican fruit fly which began in south Texas on January of 2006.


Species 1: Diptera Tephritidae Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit fly)

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