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The western cherry (Rhagoletis indifferens, Order Diptera, Family Tephritidae) is the most important pest of sweet and tart cherries in Utah. Once the skin of fruits becomes soft enough to penetrate, adult females insert eggs with their ovipositor, and larvae develop inside the fruits (Fig. 2). The result is “wormy” that is unmarketable. It is difficult to determine whether …

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