noun
- a small fruit fly that is a major agricultural pest, especially destructive to citrus and other fruits
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The medfly infestation destroyed much of the orange crop.
- California has strict quarantine measures to prevent medfly outbreaks.
- Farmers use traps to monitor medfly populations in their orchards.
- The medfly can attack over 200 different types of fruits and vegetables.
- Scientists released sterile medflies to control the pest population.
- Export restrictions were imposed due to medfly detection in the region.