Bactrocera tryoni

Bactrocera tryoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Genus:	Bactrocera
Species:	B. tryoni
Binomial name
	Bactrocera tryoni; (Froggatt, 1897)
Synonyms
	Tephritis tryoni ; Chaetodacus tryoni var. sarcocephali ; Chaetodacus tryoni var. juglandis ;

Bactrocera tryoni, the Queensland fruit fly, is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae in the insect order Diptera. B. tryoni is native to subtropical coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales.^[1] They are active during the day, but mate at night. B. tryoni lay their eggs in fruit. The larvae then hatch and proceed to consume the fruit, causing the fruit to decay and drop prematurely. B. tryoni are responsible for an estimated $28.5 million a year in damage to Australian crops and are the most costly horticultural pest in Australia. Up to 100% of exposed fruit can be destroyed due to an infestation of this fly species. Previously, pesticides were used to eliminate B. tryoni from damaging crops. However, these chemicals are now banned. Thus, experts devoted to B. tryoni control have transitioned to studying this pests' behaviors to determine a new method of elimination.

^ Yu, H.; Frommer, M.; Robson, M. K.; Meats, A. W.; Shearman, D. C.; Sved, J. A. (April 2001). "Microsatellite analysis of the Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae) indicates spatial structuring: implications for population control". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 91 (2): 139–147. doi:10.1079/BER200075. ISSN 0007-4853. PMID 11260729.

[1] Yu, H.; Frommer, M.; Robson, M. K.; Meats, A. W.; Shearman, D. C.; Sved, J. A. (April 2001). "Microsatellite analysis of the Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae) indicates spatial structuring: implications for population control". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 91 (2): 139–147. doi:10.1079/BER200075. ISSN 0007-4853. PMID 11260729.

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