page_title: Tephritid Workers Database
section_title: Tephritid Fruit Flies of Economic Importance
hierarchical_section_title: Tephritid Workers Database / Tephritid Fruit Flies of Economic Importance
context_page_description: The Tephritid Workers Database is a web-based database for sharing information on tephritid fruit flies. Because these species are one of the most economically important group of insect species that threaten fruit and vegetable production and trade worldwide, a tremendous amount of information is made available each year: new technologies developed, new information on their biology and ecology; new control methods made available, new species identified, new outbreaks recorded and new operational control programmes launched. The TWD allows workers to keep up-to-date on the most recent developments and provides an easily accessible and always available resource.
context_section_description: According to White & Elson-Harris (1992), there are about 70 species of fruit flies that are considered important agricultural pests.
  See The Diptera Site for full information.
  Bactrocera, Anastrepha, Ceratitis, Rhagoletis, and Dacus are the most important genera.
  The most important pest species of Tephritidae are:
  Bactrocera dorsalis
  Bactrocera cucurbitae
  Bactrocera oleae
  Bactrocera tryoni
  Bactrocera zonata
  Bactrocera invadens
  Ceratitis capitata (Distribution map)
  Anastrepha fraterculus
  Anastrepha ludens
  Anastrepha obliqua
  Rhagoletis pomonella
  Rhagoletis cerasi
  Dacus ciliatus
caption: Bactrocera dorsalis-complex (Ph.credit S. Bauer, USDA)
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