medfly [
'medflai]
n. 地中海果蝇(等于Mediterranean fruit fly)
- The Mediterranean fruit fly commonly called Medfly, is one of the world's most destructive agricultural pests.
地中海实蝇(Mediterranean fruit fly)通常简称为Medfly,是世界上最具破坏性的农业害虫之一。 - This clears the way for Australian acceptance of U. S. citrus grown closer to the site of a Medfly outbreak than previously permitted.
这为澳大利亚接受在离地中海果实蝇爆发点更近范围种植的美国柑橘扫清了道路。
medfly[ noun ]
small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
<noun.animal>
medfly \med"fly\ (m[e^]d"fl[imac]), [Often cap.]
Same as {Mediterranean fruit fly}; -- a shortened form.
[PJC]
Mediterranean fruit fly \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an fruit" fly\, n.
A small two-winged fly ({Ceratitis capitata}), a native of
the Mediterranean countries but now widely distributed in
warm regions, which can cause great damage to citrus and
other succulent fruit crops when present in large numbers. It
is black and white and irregularly banded. It lays eggs in
ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits; when the eggs
hatch into larvae (maggots) inside the fruit, they cause the
fruit to decay and fall, and make the fruit unsaleable. It is
also popularly called the {medfly}.
Note: The possibility of infestation by this and other crop
pests has caused some states such as California, where
fruit is a major export, to ban the importation of
fruit from other regions. Outbreaks of infestation with
the medfly have caused California to mobilize major
eradication campaigns and have been the subject of
political faultfinding. The eradication tactic, of
releasing sterile males to break the reproductive
cycle, has been used to deal with outbreaks of the
medfly.
[PJC]