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Testing the Single and Combined Effect of Kaolin and Spinosad against Bactrocera oleae and Its Natural Antagonist Insects in an Organic Olive Grove [PDF]

Life, 2023
The presence and infestation level of Bactrocera oleae was monitored in an organic olive orchard divided into differently treated parcels with kaolin (K), spinosad (S) and with kaolin and spinosad (K + S) in alternate rows. The treatments did not seem to
Veronica Vizzarri, Luca Lombardo, Carmine Novellis, Pierluigi Rizzo, Massimiliano Pellegrino, Giuseppe Cruceli, Gianluca Godino, Francesco Zaffina, Annamaria Ienco   +8 more
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Field and Laboratory Efficacy of Low-Impact Commercial Products in Preventing Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae, Infestation [PDF]

Insects, 2022
The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the key pest of olive trees in several areas of the world. Given the need for the development of sustainable control methods, preventive tools, based on the manipulation of pest behaviour, must be considered ...
Elissa Daher, Nicola Cinosi, Elena Chierici, Gabriele Rondoni, Franco Famiani, Eric Conti   +5 more
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Cuticular modified air sacs underlie white coloration in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae [PDF]

Communications Biology, 2021
Manuela Rebora et al. use electron and fluorescence microscopy together with reflectance spectra to examine structural white patches present in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae.
Manuela Rebora, Gianandrea Salerno, Silvana Piersanti, Alexander Kovalev, Stanislav Gorb   +4 more
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Revisiting the History and Biogeography of Bactrocera oleae and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia [PDF]

Insects
Bactrocera oleae Rossi causes important agricultural losses in olive growing regions. Despite its economic relevance, the expansion history and biogeography of B. oleae and other olive-feeding fruit flies remain unclear.
Luis Teixeira da Costa, Marie-Claude Bon, Barbara van Asch   +2 more
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The Roles of Mating, Age, and Diet in Starvation Resistance in Bactrocera oleae (Olive Fruit Fly) [PDF]

Insects, 2023
The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae)), although a pest of major economic importance for the olive industry, has not been sufficiently studied with respect to the factors affecting its survival resistance to food ...
Evangelia I. Balampekou, Dimitrios S. Koveos, Apostolos Kapranas, Georgios C. Menexes, Nikos A. Kouloussis   +4 more
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Insecticidal Action of Local Isolates of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against Bactrocera oleae Pupae [PDF]

Biology
In this work, the ability of certain entomopathogenic fungi to control the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), which significantly affects olive cultivation, was assessed.
Spiridon Mantzoukas, Alexandros Margaritis, Thomais Sourouni, Vasiliki Georgopoulou, Chrysanthi Zarmakoupi, Vasileios Papantzikos, Ioannis Lagogiannis, Panagiotis A. Eliopoulos, George Patakioutas   +8 more
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Mealworm Frass as a Novel Insect Food-Based Attractant: The Case of Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]

Insects
The management of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi, 1790) has relied on chemical insecticides, applied as bait or cover sprays. However, concerns over insecticide resistance and environmental impact have driven the search for more effective and eco-friendly ...
Ioannis E. Koufakis, Argyro P. Kalaitzaki, George D. Broufas, Antonios E. Tsagkarakis, Maria L. Pappas   +4 more
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Specific and sensitive primers for the detection of predated olive fruit flies, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2017
Bactrocera oleae, the olive fruit fly, is a major pest of olive (Olea europaea L.) trees worldwide. Its presence can cause important losses, with consequences for the economies of countries that produce and export table olives and olive oil.
Esther Lantero, Beatriz Matallanas, Maria Dolores Ochando, Susana Pascual, Carmen Callejas   +4 more
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Transcriptomic responses of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae and its symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola to olive feeding. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2017
The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the most destructive pest of olive orchards worldwide. The monophagous larva has the unique capability of feeding on olive mesocarp, coping with high levels of phenolic compounds and utilizing non-hydrolyzed ...
Pavlidi N, Gioti A, Wybouw N, Dermauw W, Ben-Yosef M, Yuval B, Jurkevich E, Kampouraki A, Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J.   +9 more
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Bioactivity of Carlina acaulis Essential Oil and Its Main Component towards the Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae: Ingestion Toxicity, Electrophysiological and Behavioral Insights [PDF]

Insects, 2021
Among botanical insecticides based on essential oils (EOs) or their main components, Carlina acaulis EO and the aromatic polyacetylene carlina oxide, constituting more than 90% of its EO, were recently proven to be effective against the larvae and adults
Roberto Rizzo, Marco Pistillo, Giacinto Salvatore Germinara, Gabriella Lo Verde, Milko Sinacori, Filippo Maggi, Riccardo Petrelli, Eleonora Spinozzi, Loredana Cappellacci, Valeria Zeni, Angelo Canale, Giovanni Benelli   +11 more
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