Olive fruit fly damage

Olive fruit fly damage in Tuolumne County Ca. Mission olives.

Images taken 4 November 2015.

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The first set of 7 photos is from one olive, from the surface inwards:

exterior of olive with damage visible on surface

another image of the surface of a damaged olive

First slice into olive

Second slice reveals pupa of olive fly

Close-up of olive fruit fly pupa in damaged olive.

Close-up of the olive fruit fly pupa.

image of the olive fruit fly pupa and the damage to the interior of the olive.

exterior damage to olive caused by olive fruit fly

Exterior damage to olive caused by olive fruit fly

Probable ovipostion damage

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