IFAS Extension
Queensland Fruit Fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)
H. V. Weems, Jr. and T. R. Fasulo
Release Date: 4/9/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY259, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2002. Revised August 2014, May 2021, and October 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
About the Authors
H. V. Weems, Jr., Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and T. R. Fasulo, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
Authors
Thomas R. Fasulo
retired scientist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology