Papaya Fruit Fly (suggested common name), Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)

H. L. Selman, J. B. Heppner, and T. R. Fasulo

Release Date: 7/2/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID for Academic and General Public audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

About this Publication

This document is EENY-21, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2001. Revised April 2015, May 2021, and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

H. L. Selman; J. B. Heppner (retired); and T. R. Fasulo (retired), Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Thomas R. Fasulo

retired scientist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

John Heppner

Specialist

University of Florida

adjunct curator, The Maguire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History; courtesy assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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Contacts

Elena Rhodes

Contact

staff

University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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