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Species Composition of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Selected Fruit Crops in Northeastern Ethiopia

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
A study was conducted to characterize the species composition of fruit flies in South Wollo and North Wollo administrative zones of northeastern Ethiopia.
Aderajew Mihretie, Yitbarek Weldehawariat, Merkuz Abera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic engineering for SIT application: a fruit fly‐focused review

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 703-723, April 2026.
Abstract Sterile insect technique (SIT) has become a key component of efficient pest control. Fruit fly pests from the Drosophilidae and Tephritidae families pose a substantial and overwhelmingly increasing threat to the agricultural industry, aggravated by climate change and globalization among other contributors.
Serafima Davydova, Danheng Yu, Angela Meccariello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A transcriptional and functional analysis of heat hardening in two invasive fruit fly species, Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera correcta

Evolutionary Applications, 2019
Many insects have the capacity to increase their resistance to high temperatures by undergoing heat hardening at nonlethal temperatures. Although this response is well established, its molecular underpinnings have only been investigated in a few species ...
Xinyue Gu, Yan Zhao, Yun Su, Jiajiao Wu, Ziya Wang, Juntao Hu, Lijun Liu, Zihua Zhao, Ary A. Hoffmann, Bing Chen, Zhihong Li   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional validation of a white pupae minimal gene construct in Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 491-504, April 2026.
An intronless version of the white pupae (wp) gene was engineered to restore the wild type brown puparium color in white pupae phenotype mutants of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Functionality of the minimal gene version (mini‐wp) was verified in vivo, as one copy of mini‐wp successfully restored the wild type phenotype in homozygous ...
Lucas Henrique Figueiredo Prates, Roswitha A. Aumann, Inga Sievers, Tanja Rehling, Marc F. Schetelig   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discovery of Chemosensory Genes in the Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis

PLOS ONE, 2015
The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is a devastating fruit fly pest in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Like other insects, this fly uses its chemosensory system to efficiently interact with its environment. However, our understanding of the molecular components comprising B. dorsalis chemosensory system is limited.
Zhongzhen Wu, He Zhang, Zhengbing Wang, Shuying Bin, Hualiang He, Jintian Lin   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Molecular characterization of transformer, transformer‐2, and doublesex genes in the carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, revealing potential for genetic pest management

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 566-585, April 2026.
Abstract Globalization and climate change may be driving the spread of the quarantine fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, highlighting the need for ecofriendly control methods like the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which relies on releasing sterile males to reduce wild populations.
Kamoltip Laohakieat, Thanalai Poonsiri, Nidchaya Aketarawong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification and Characterization of Sex-Biased MicroRNAs in Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

PLOS ONE, 2016
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of endogenous small non-coding RNAs that regulate various biological processes including sexual dimorphism. The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis is one of the most destructive agricultural insect pests in many Asian countries.
Wei Peng, Kaleem Tariq, Junfei Xie, Hongyu Zhang   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Impact of Larval Food Source on the Stability of the Bactrocera dorsalis Microbiome. [PDF]

Microb Ecol
AbstractBacterial symbionts are crucial to the biology of Bactrocera dorsalis. With larval diet (fruit host) being a key factor that determines microbiome composition and with B. dorsalis using more than 400 fruits as hosts, it is unclear if certain bacterial symbionts are preserved and are passed on to B.
Kempraj V, Auth J, Cha DH, Mason CJ.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Heat Shock Protein Genes Affect the Rapid Cold Hardening Ability of Two Invasive Tephritids

Insects
Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera correcta are two invasive species that can cause major economic damage to orchards and the fruit import and export industries.
Yuning Wang, Yan Zhao, Junzheng Zhang, Zhihong Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular module for glucose production influences sex pheromone synthesis in Bactrocera dorsalis

Cell Reports
Summary: Some insects have evolved beneficial relationships with intestinal microbes for sex pheromone production to communicate with conspecifics effectively.
Xinlian Li, Zhenghao Wang, Jingxiang Chen, Hebo Teng, Xiaorui Yang, Long Ye, Yanling Jiang, Huimin Chen, Daifeng Cheng, Yongyue Lu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source