Fruit Fly Structure and Biology
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Structure and biology referes to the fact that there are many different types of Fruit Fly (FF) and it is important to know which species of FF we are dealing with.
After we know what species of FF, we can much accurately assess their EGG LAYING TIMES -
EGG LAYING TIME is very important in FF Control (FFC):
If we kill the FF after they lay eggs, the fruits will already be damaged because the FF larvae will already be there.
But if we kill the FF before it lays eggs then we can save the fruits.
That’s why it is so important to know the egg laying time in each place in order to control the FF before egg laying season and save the fruits.
"Why is it so important to recognize between the FF species?"
Another very important factor is to recognize that different FF species have different biology\behavior, which are always dynamic to environmental factors as well.
For example, even in an area with more than one FF species, the egg laying periods between the species will be different in time, season and various intervals. This fact assist us to know the larvae maturation times and the egg laying period.
The FF behavior is different also because their anatomy is different:
That helps to explain, for example, why the Chinese FF (CFF) – which have longer "tail" – can lay eggs in young and rigid citrus fruits; and unlike him, the Oriental FF’s (OFF) body structure is shorter and therefore cannot perform this same penetrative act like the CFF.
By recognizing and understanding the different FF species we can also better asses their fruit damage "signature" without initially spotting them
The FF biology is also a detrimant what kinds of FF are more likely to be found in different climate conditions.
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