 Photo by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org |
- Fruit fly that primarily attacks apples
- Cream coloured legless larvae (up to 10 mm long) leave brown trail through fruit flesh
- Small black fly (up to 5 mm long) with yellowish head and legs, a white spot on the back and four irregular or zigzag black bands on the wings
- Sunken dimple-like spots and discolourations develop on the surface of fruit following egg laying and larval feeding
- Damaged fruit drop prematurely
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High priority pest of: Apples and pears
Scientific name: Rhagoletis pomonella
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Flies & Midges (DIPTERA)
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
