Mexican Fruit Fly

Scientific name: Anastrepha ludens (Loew)

Common name: Mexican fruit fly, Mexfly

Synonyms: Acrotoxa ludens, Anastrepha lathana, Trypeta ludens

Native To: Mexico and Central America

Date of U.S. Introduction: First found in Texas in 1927

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Annually migrates into southern Texas; may be introduced to other areas through the movement of infested fruit

Impact: Larvae attack numerous fruits of economic significance, particularly grapefruit, oranges, pear, peach, and apple

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status

Quarantine:

• Fruit Flies (scroll down to view Quarantine and map information)
  • Domestic Fruit Fly Quarantine in Los Angeles County, California for Mexican Fruit Fly (Dec 22, 2009; PDF | 12 KB) and Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine Map for Los Angeles County, California (Dec 19, 2008; PD | 2.1 MB)
  • Texas - Cameron County and Hidalgo County, (entire county)
  • Cameron County and Hidalgo County Map (798 KB)

Management Plans: Animals / Exotic Fruit Fly

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Anastrepha ludens
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Anastrepha ludens Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Fruit Flies
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Impacts; Controls; Legal Aspects

Anastrepha ludens
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Photographs; Distribution; Special Note: Recent News

Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens)
NASA. Invasive Species Forecasting System.
Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Mexican Fruit Fly
Arizona Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: Life Cycle Chart

Mexican Fruit Fly Pest Profile
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Mexican Fruit Fly Project
California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Controls

Pest Alert: Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Dispersion

Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Nov/Dec 1998; PDF | 143 KB)
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew)
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Mexican Fruit Fly - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Anastrepha ludens - Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests (PDF | 38 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Mexican fruit fly
Pests and Diseases Image Library (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Mexican fruit fly - Galveston Bay Invasive Species Risk Assessment (PDF | 120 KB)
Galveston Bay Estuary Program.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Mexican Fruit Fly
HungryPests Coalition.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Mexican fruit fly
Invasive.org.
Photographs

Anastrepha ludens (Loew)
Pest Fruit Flies of the World.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Distribution