Bactrocera tryoni

Bactrocera tryoni is a species known as the Queensland fruit fly. Bactrocera is a genus of a kind of small flies. It is native to Australia.

Adult flies are about 5 to 8mm in length in adult stage. Their larvae hatch in various fruit species, causing significant damage to crops. ^[1]

The fly has been the subject of extensive control regimes including a Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone where it is forbidden to take fruit, and post-harvest dipping of fruit in dimethoate and fenthion. As of October 2011, the use of these chemicals was under review by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), with dimethoate suspended from use.^[2]

The white locus

A gene for white eye found in Drosophila is found to have homologs in this as well as numerous other Diptera^[3].

References

Further reading

• Courtice, A. C. (2006). Of Peaches and Maggots, The Story of Queensland Fruit Fly. Published by Hillside Books.

External links

• Queensland fruit fly on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
• Review of Fruit Fly Management in Victoria and Options for Future Management. Independent review by Kalang Consultancy Services Pty Ltd. for the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria.
• Of Peaches and Maggots: The Story of Queensland Fruit Fly, A.C. Courtice, Hillside Books 2006