"Ceratitis capitata" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of fruit fly originating in sub-Saharan Africa but widely distributed worldwide. One of the most destructive fruit pests, its larvae feed and develop on many different fruits and some vegetables.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.289.850.150
Concept/Terms
Ceratitis capitata- Ceratitis capitata
- Ceratitis capitatas
- capitata, Ceratitis
- capitatas, Ceratitis
- Mediterranean Fruit Fly
- Flies, Mediterranean Fruit
- Fly, Mediterranean Fruit
- Fruit Flies, Mediterranean
- Mediterranean Fruit Flies
- Fruit Fly, Mediterranean
- Medfly
- Medflies
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ceratitis capitata" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Ceratitis capitata" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Ceratitis capitata" by people in Profiles.
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Suppression of Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) With Trimedlure and Biolure Dispensers in Coffea arabica (Gentianales: Rubiaceae) in Hawaii. J Econ Entomol. 2018 02 09; 111(1):293-297.
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Chemical Degradation of TMR Multilure Dispensers for Fruit Fly Detection Weathered Under California Climatic Conditions. J Econ Entomol. 2017 08 01; 110(4):1495-1500.
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The whole genome sequence of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species. Genome Biol. 2016 09 22; 17(1):192.
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Captures of Wild Ceratitis capitata, Bactrocera dorsalis, and Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Traps with Improved Multilure TMR Dispensers Weathered in California. J Econ Entomol. 2016 Apr; 109(2):607-12.
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Ammonium Acetate Enhances the Attractiveness of a Variety of Protein-Based Baits to Female Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae). J Econ Entomol. 2015 Apr; 108(2):694-700.
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Field trials of solid triple lure (trimedlure, methyl eugenol, raspberry ketone, and DDVP) dispensers for detection and male annihilation of Ceratitis capitata, Bactrocera dorsalis, and Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii. J Econ Entomol. 2012 Oct; 105(5):1557-65.
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Response of female Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) to a spinosad bait and polymer matrix mixture with extended residual effect in Hawaii. J Econ Entomol. 2011 Dec; 104(6):1856-63.
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Attraction of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and endemic and introduced nontarget insects to BioLure bait and its individual components in Hawaii. Environ Entomol. 2010 Jun; 39(3):989-98.
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Area-wide suppression of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, and the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, in Kamuela, Hawaii. J Insect Sci. 2010; 10:135.
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A beta integrin subunit regulates bacterial phagocytosis in medfly haemocytes. Dev Comp Immunol. 2009 Jul; 33(7):858-66.