her eggs. A. suspensa prey on many of the same fruits in the same regions where A. ludens primarily reside as well. A. ludens prefers laying eggs in grapefruits and oranges, but many other hosts have been recorded including: Anacardium occidentale (cashew) Annona cherimola (cherimoya) Annona reticulata (custard apple) Annona squamosa (sugar-apple) Carica papaya (papaya) Casimiroa edulis (white sapote) Casimiroa tetrameria (matasano) Citrus aurantiifolia (lime) Citrus maxima (pummelo) Citrus aurantium (sour orange) Citrus limetta (sweet lime) Citrus x paradisi (grapefruit) Citrus medica (citron) Citrus reticulata (tangerine) Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) Coffea arabica (arabica coffee) Cydonia oblonga (quince) Diospyros kaki (Japanese persimmon) Feijoa sellowiana (feijoa) Inga (shimbillo) Malus domestica (apple) Malus pumila (paradise apple) Mammea americana (mammey apple) Mangifera indica (mango) Sideroxylon capiri (bully tree) Passiflora edulis (purple granadilla) Persea americana (avocado) Pouteria sapota (sapote) Prunus persica (peach) Psidium guajava (common guava) Psidium littorale (strawberry guava) Punica granatum (pomegranate) Pyrus communis (pear) Sargentia greggii (yellow chapote) Spondias purpurea (red mombin) Syzygium jambos (rose-apple) It has been experimentally shown that A. ludens choose oranges and grapefruit over other hosts but in the absence of these fruits will deposit larvae on any of the above hosts. Life history While female and male A. ludens can live up to 11 and 16 months respectively under lab conditions, in nature their lifespans tend to be about a year. Females typically lay approximately 25-70 eggs a day. Their relatively long life span allows females to have a gross reproduction rate of up to 1600 offspring. They prefer to lay their eggs on citrus fruits, typically grapefruits or oranges, when the fruits start to ripen and develop in color. The Mexican fruit fly goes through four stages of development completing Holometabolous, or Complete Metamorphosis: egg, larvae, pupa, adult. The rate at which they mature is directly related to ambient environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. The life cycle begins when the adult female lays her eggs. The female fly deposits eggs via her ovipositor into the fruit host. The eggs hatch 6–10 days later and then enter their second stage of development, the larval stage. The larval stage lasts for 3–4 weeks, depending on the temperature and other conditions. While inside the fruit, the larvae continue to grow and develop through 3 larval instars. When they have reached optimal size and environmental conditions are right, the mature larvae emerge from the fruit into the soil and