Search for crossword answers and clues
Fruit-eating pest
Answer for the clue "Fruit-eating pest ", 6 letters:
medfly
Alternative clues for the word medfly
Word definitions for medfly in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit [syn: Mediterranean fruit fly , Ceratitis capitata ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A small fruit fly, (taxlink Ceratitis capitata species noshow=1), native to the Mediterranean. n. A small fruit fly, (taxlink Ceratitis capitata species noshow=1), native to the Mediterranean.
Usage examples of medfly.
Anonymous, but nevertheless, threats to breed nonsterile medflies and release them, causing a massive infestation.
He waved a nattering of flies, probably pink medflies, he thought, away from his face, went down the loading-dock stairs and walked out through the garage door.
One of them, a contractor with the state to provide sterile medflies, will probably prove embarrassing.
If the medfly comes to southern California, who are we to try to eradicate it?
That was how he had swallowed the medfly which had brought Bosch here.
Ely followed his eyes down and saw the medfly floating on the surface of the hot liquid.
Maybe I’m so irate because I live in California, where the pesticide pimps have repeatedly sprayed my house with Malathion (fighting the medfly, don’t you know).