Mexican Fruit Fly

Mexican Fruit Fly Anastepha ludens By: Willjerry and Carlos

Kingdom Phylum and Class • Kingdom-Animalia • Phylum-Arthropoda • Class-Insecta • Common Name: Mexican Fruit Fly or Mexfly

Where is it From? • Mexico and Central America • Introduced to Texas in 1927 due to infested fruits migrated to Texas

Effects on People • Larvae Attack numerous fruits of economic significance, particularly in grapefruit, oranges, pear, peach, and apple • Larvae also damage produce for sale • People lose jobs and countless amounts of money is lost

Effects on Ecosystem • Infested fruits which annually migrate to southern Texas • That many fruits are often thrown out and are not edible

Food Web Mexican Fruit Fly Ladybugs Birds Frog Snakes Hawks

Why is it Successful? The Mexican Fruit Fly is successful in is new environment because… • Amount of foods • Many fields of different fruits • Ample amounts of fruits the Flies prefer are in southern states X 100,000

The Future… • Pesticides Attempts to kill Mexfly. trade-offs Pesticides may kill crops & fruits

Mexican Fruit Fly

Mexican Fruit Fly

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