<p><big><i><b>Anastrepha ludens</b></i> Loew</big>
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<hr><p><b>Common Name</b>: Mexican fruit fly<br><b>Photographer</b>: Jack Dykinga, USDA Agricultural Research Service, United States<br><b>Contact</b>: USDA ARS Photo Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br><b>Descriptor</b>: Adult(s)<br><b>Description</b>: In grapefruit as well as many other fruits, one female Mexican fruit fly can deposit large numbers of eggs: up to 40 eggs at a time, 100 or more a day, and about 2,000 over her life span<br></p>
<b>Image taken in</b>: United States<br>
Jack Dykinga, USDA Agricultural Research Service
2007-06-15
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