[DOC] [TLE] 1989 California medfly attack - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1989, a sudden invasion of medflies (Mediterranean fruit flies) descended on 
California and began devastating crops. Scientists were puzzled and said that 
the sudden appearance of the insects ... they have been a constant threat to the 
citrus crop there ever since. Medfly sightings occurred in Florida in 1997 and 
2010. [DOC] [TLE] Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata - Wikipedia [PAR] Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly, or medfly for short, is a species of 
fruit fly capable ... Reintroduced populations of the medfly have been spotted in 
California as recently ... In particular, use of the sterile insect technique has 
allowed the species to be eradicated from several areas. ... "Pest Fruit Flies of the 
World". [DOC] [TLE] Medfly Case - Commercial Diplomacy [PAR] Despite the intensity of U.S.-California efforts to combat the pest, the medfly issue 
remains ... Female medflies destroy fruit by laying large numbers of fertilized 
eggs ... These cyclical variations make the medfly a particularly difficult insect to 
.... state governments of Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas 
threatened to... [DOC] [TLE] ENY-827/IN503: Invasive Insects (Adventive Pest Insects) in Florida [PAR] The term 'invasive species' is defined as 'non-native species which threaten .... 
and 1980s, 19 insect species were introduced (deliberately) and established in 
Florida, .... Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), California red scale, from Asia, a pest of 
citrus. .... Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Mediterranean fruit fly, from subsaharan
... [DOC] [TLE] US EPAMalathion (Pc Code 057701 - US Environmental Protection ... [PAR] of the world's most notorious agricultural pests due to the ... Medfly. USDA's fruit 
fly program, including the role of malathion and diazinon in eradication efforts, ... 
spray followed with sterile insect technique (SIT) to complete ... fruit flies since the 
early 1980s. ... eradication programs for Medfly in both California and Florida. [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Medfly by Date - Page 3 - latimes [PAR] Find breaking news, commentary, and archival information about Medfly ... fruit-
infesting insect in Ventura County, authorities announced Thursday. ... Discovery 
of a dead Mediterranean fruit fly is fueling fears that the agricultural pest is back 
in ... threatened Florida's $7 billion agriculture industry, particularly its citrus crop. [DOC] [TLE] State wipes out Medflies - latimes [PAR] Aug 15, 2008 ... The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared victory ... That 
means there are no remaining Medfly infestations in the state, the ... The 
Mediterranean fruit fly is one of many pests that threaten ... are now concerned 
about the Asian citrus psyllid, a tiny insect that ... In the early 1980s, then-Gov. [DOC] [TLE] The Mediterranean fruit fly in California: taking stock [PAR] The Mediterranean fruit fly, (Ceratitis capitata), popularly known as the medfly, ... 
are allowed to enter such medfly-free areas as Texas, Florida and Japan. .... 
apricot) may be threatened; and (4) market destinations that would affect the .... 
Little is known about the early stages of any insect pest invasion---knowledge on 
this... [DOC] [TLE] English [PAR] ... of Ceratitis capitata, the scientific name of the Mediterranean fruit fly, or Medfly. 
... and prevention programmes against various insect pests. A main common... [DOC] [TLE] Pesticide Application Plan (PAP) - California Department of Food ... [PAR] insect, disease introduction, or weed infestation allows for localized eradication ... 
the control of BLH, the BCTV would threaten well over three billion dollars of 
susceptible ..... The Medfly has the widest host range of any pest fruit fly and is 
considered the most .... distribution is restricted to central and southern Florida. [DOC] [TLE] MEDFLY - American University [PAR] The current debate in California centers around the type of medfly infestation how 
it will effect ... The annual appearances of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, or medfly 
as it is more ... harmful to humans and the environment, used to eradicate this 
insect. ... The exterminators must wait until the contained areas are free of the "
pest"... [DOC] [TLE] Mediterranean fruit

Question: This insect pest, Ceratitis capitata, threatened Florida & California fruit in the 1980s
Answer: the medfly