TITLE:
Absence of Fruit Mexican Fly (Anastrepha ludens) in Pitaya de Mayo (Stenocereus pruinosus)
AUTHORS:
Ntumbua Ngeya, Ma. de Lourdes Yáñez-López, Miguel A. Armella
KEYWORDS:
Pitaya, Cacti Fruits, Oaxaca, Infestation, Fruit Trading
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
23,
2021
ABSTRACT: Pitaya de mayo (Stenocereus pruinosus)
exportation is considered feasible especially to the United States of America
(USA) using the adequate preservation and transportation techniques. One of the
exportation requirements is that pitayas, as well as any other tropical fruits,
have to be free from Mexican fruit fly contamination and certified by the Food
National Sanitary, Iniquity, and Quality Service. This review proved that this
fruit is not attacked by the Mexican fruit fly A. ludens or any other
Anastrepha species. The fruit fly may be
found in some States of Mexican Republic such as some tropical regions but
not in the semi-arid regions where cacti fruits are grown.