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CRISPR/Cas9‐based white pupae mutant lines in Bactrocera spp. for sterile insect technique applications

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Bactrocera fruit flies are significant horticultural pests that cause major economic losses. A “neoclassical approach” incorporating genome editing via CRISPR/Cas9 to develop genetic sexing strains (GSS) could render the sterile insect technique (SIT) against these pests more efficient and cost‐effective.
Chrysanthi Ioannidou, Maria‐Eleni Gregoriou, Marc F. Schetelig, Elena Drosopoulou, Kostas D. Mathiopoulos, Kostas Bourtzis   +5 more
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Neoclassical development of genetic sexing strains for insect pest and disease vector control

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The sterile insect technique has been effectively used for decades, and an important component is the availability of sex separation systems, in particular genetic sexing strains. Classical approaches, such as irradiation‐induced chromosomal translocations, have yielded stable strains for species like the Mediterranean fruit fly.
Giovanni Petrucci, Maria‐Eleni Gregoriou, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Marc F. Schetelig, Zhijian Tu, Kostas Bourtzis   +5 more
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PARASITOIDES ASOCIADOS A MOSCA DE LA FRUTA EN ESPECIES FRUTALES EN LA MICROCUENCA DEL RÍO MAGDALENA PAUTE - ECUADOR

Ecuador es Calidad, 2019
Las moscas de la fruta son plagas de gran importancia económica a nivel mundial por la pérdida que causan en cultivos frutales. El presente inventario de parasitoides asociados a la mosca de la fruta realizado en la microcuenca del río Magdalena (Bulán ...
Walter Larriva, Fernando León
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Detection of sex chromosomes in Tephritid pests using R‐CQ and KAMY, two computational methods to support generic pest management applications

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Here, we present R‐CQ and KAMY, two computational methods developed for the detection of sex chromosome‐linked sequences. We evaluate their performance on newly generated chromosome‐level assemblies of four important Tephritid pest species: Ceratitis capitata, Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera zonata, and Anastrepha ludens.
Dimitris Rallis, Konstantina T. Tsoumani, Flavia Krsticevic, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Georgia Gouvi, Angela Meccariello, Kostas D. Mathiopoulos, Alexie Papanicolaou   +7 more
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IAEA Coordinated Research Project on “A generic approach for the development of genetic sexing strains for Sterile Insect Technique applications”— an overview

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The sterile insect technique (SIT) plays an important role in environmentally sustainable pest management. Its effectiveness hinges on specialized genetic tools called genetic sexing strains (GSSs), which enable the production and release of sterile male insects while excluding females.
Marc F. Schetelig, Antonios Augustinos, Kostas Bourtzis   +2 more
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Forgotten Fruit, Infinite Potential: History, Genetics, Cultivation, and Future Perspectives for Feijoa sellowiana

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, Volume 54, Issue 1, March 2026.
Feijoa sellowiana (O. Berg), known as feijoa, is a South American fruit native to southern Brazil and northeastern Uruguay, with agronomic, nutritional, and industrial potential. Once restricted to its native range, the species is now cultivated in New Zealand, Colombia, and Georgia, where breeding programs and market chains are advancing its ...
Suelen Martinez Guterres, Danielle da Silva, Marianella Quezada, Dalvan Carlos Beise, Cristiano João Arioli, Joel Donazzolo, Rubens Onofre Nodari, Valdir Marcos Stefenon   +7 more
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Another brick in the wall: new record and key to Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Pará, Brazil

Entomological Communications
Despite advances in studies on fruit flies belonging to the genus Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the state of Pará, Brazil, over the past two decades, knowledge of their diversity remains incipient, particularly when considering the ...
Roberto A. Zucchi, Alexandre S. Araújo, Aprigio L. de Oliveira-Filho, Israel de S. Pinto, Mateus S. L. Aurélio, Marcoandre Savaris   +5 more
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How Do Female Pest Tephritids Behave During Male Courtship?

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 3, Page 272-284, March 2026.
In this paper, the female role during male courtship was described for the first time in fruit flies. Our findings show that females imitate some male behaviors and suggest that certain behaviors are associated with male mating success. Indeed, the Mediterranean fruit fly displays fewer behavioral units (i.e., shorter courtship sequences) than ...
Bianca M. Almeida, Alzira Kelly Roriz, Alexandre S. Araújo, Luis Paulo S. Sacramento, Iara S. Joachim‐Bravo   +4 more
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New host records for species of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the state of Amazonas, Brazil

Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 2018
: This is the first record, for the state of Amazonas, of the occurrence of Anastrepha striata in fruits of abiu (Pouteria caimito, Sapotaceae) and star fruit (Averrhoa carambola, Oxalidaceae). The associations between A.
Elson Gomes de Souza, Agno Nonato Serrão Acioli, Neliton Marques da Silva, Francisco Clóvis Costa da Silva   +3 more
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Role of mitochondrial complex I genes in host plant expansion of Bactrocera tau (Tephritidae: Diptera) by CRISPR/Cas9 system

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 147-158, February 2026.
The role of 3 mitochondrial complex I gene in host expansion of Bactrocera tau was verified by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system. A stable homogenous strain (Btndufa7‐/‐) of B.tau was established after silencing Ndufa7. The reduced size of larvae and pupae of Ndufa7 knockout strain was first found.Then different levels of fitness and relative expression ...
Wei Shi, Linsheng He, Ruixiang Li, Jun Cao   +3 more
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