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Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

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Can you identify which larvae have infested these cherries?

Larva

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The larvae inside these cherries are those of cherry fruit fly. Cherry fruit fly larvae are tiny (this photo is magnified), and the damage occurs much earlier than you would ever find OFM larvae in a cherry .

It is critical to correctly identify these pests, as the biology and management strategies are different.

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