Abstract
Anastrepha fraterculus(Wiedemann), the South American fruit fly, andCeratitis capitata(Wiedemann), the Mediterranean fruit fly, are the only economically important Tephritidae species present in the citrus-growing areas in the province of Corrientes, northeastern Argentina. Both fruit fly species severely limit the export of fruit because of quarantine restrictions in importing countries. In this Argentinean region,C. capitatahas been reported mostly infesting cultivatedCitrusspecies such asC. sinensisL. (Osbeck) (Rutaceae) andC. paradisiMacfadyn (Rutaceae), whereasA. fraterculushas been found almost exclusively in wild guava (Psidium guajavaL. (Myrtaceae)), a wild host plant (Turica and Mallo 1961).
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