ちちゅうかいみばえ

noun

Mediterranean fruit fly; medfly

A major agricultural pest species, Ceratitis capitata. Often referred to by its katakana name in Japanese.

• チチュウカイミバエは果か樹じゅに深しん刻こくな被ひ害がいを与あたえる害がい虫ちゅうです。

  The Mediterranean fruit fly is a pest that causes serious damage to fruit trees.