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Ribes Fruit Fly

Scaptomyza bryanti

Plants that support Ribes Fruit Fly

4 plants

Canyon Gooseberry

Ribes menziesii

moderate

shrub

Larval development in developing and ripening fruit; multiple generations spring-fall

Bay Area native

Coast Black Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

moderate

shrub

Larvae develop in ripening berries

Bay Area native
moderate

shrub

larvae develop within fruit tissues, multiple generations

Bay Area native

Hillside Gooseberry

Ribes californicum var. californicum

high

shrub

Larvae develop within ripening currant berries; species-specific host relationship

Bay Area native