Genetic aspects of the worldwide colonization process of Ceratitis capitata

A study was conducted to examine the genetic aspects of the worldwide colonization of Ceratitis capitata using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis information from polymorphic loci. Eighty-two samples of the 17 populations of C. capitata were obtained from different regions. Results indicated that the chronology and historical circuitous generation of the medfly colonization process correlated with changes in the population genetics of the species.