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In Vitro Efficacy of Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. Essential Oil Against Olive Phytopathogenic Fungi [PDF]

Microorganisms
In recent years, the excessive use of pesticides has raised environmental and health concerns, which has led to research into natural alternatives. Essential oils may represent a sustainable solution to this problem.
Gabriele Simone, Margherita Campo, Silvia Urciuoli, Lorenzo Moncini, Maider Giorgini, Francesca Ieri, Pamela Vignolini   +6 more
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Global invasion history with climate-related allele frequency shifts in the invasive Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera, Tephritidae: Ceratitis capitata) [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) is a globally invasive species and an economically significant pest of fruit crops. Understanding the evolutionary history and local climatic adaptation of this species is crucial for developing effective ...
Pablo Deschepper, Sam Vanbergen, Massimiliano Virgilio, Andrea Sciarretta, Marco Colacci, Vasilis G. Rodovitis, Josep A. Jaques, Mario Bjeliš, Kostas Bourtzis, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Marc De Meyer   +10 more
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A self-limiting sterile insect technique alternative for Ceratitis capitata [PDF]

BMC Biology
Background Genetic biocontrol systems have broad applications in population control of insects implicated in both disease spread and food security. Ceratitis capitata (the Mediterranean fruit fly), a major agricultural pest with a global distribution, is
Serafima Davydova, Junru Liu, Yiran Liu, Kavya Prince, Jonathan Mann, Nikolay P. Kandul, W. Evan Braswell, Jackson Champer, Omar S. Akbari, Angela Meccariello   +9 more
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A new genome sequence resource for five invasive fruit flies of agricultural concern: Ceratitis capitata, C. quilicii, C. rosa, Zeugodacus cucurbitae and Bactrocera zonata (Diptera, Tephritidae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

F1000Research
Here, we present novel high quality genome assemblies for five invasive tephritid species of agricultural concern: Ceratitis capitata, C. quilicii, C. rosa, Zeugodacus cucurbitae and Bactrocera zonata (read depths between 65 and 78x). Three assemblies (C.
Massimiliano Virgilio, Marc De Meyer, Hélène Delatte, Corentin Gledel, Aruna Manrakhan, Pia Addison, Jacqueline Bakengesa, Jenipher Tairo, Abdul Kudra, Majubwa Ramadhani, Maulid Mwatawala, Luis Bota, Laura Canhanga, Domingos Cugala, Maxi Snyman, Minette Karsten, John S. Terblanche, Lore Esselens, Sam Vanbergen, Pablo Deschepper   +19 more
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Search hours for food attractant by Anastrepha fraterculus and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) adults in guava orchards [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023
Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) are considered the main pests of Brazilian fruit production. Understanding the behavior of species is of great importance for the success of management strategies.
JAVIER ANTONIO CONTRERAS-MIRANDA, BRUNA PIOVESAN, DANIEL BERNARDI, DORI EDSON NAVA   +3 more
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Sequential sampling plan for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in guava orchards

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022
This study aimed to elaborate a sequential sampling plan for C. capitata in commercial orchards of guava. 90 McPhail traps were randomly installed in three guava orchards in a transverse direction for 23 weeks.
JOSÉ NICÁCIO, ALFREDO R. ABOT, MARIANA P. OLIVEIRA, JAINE L. SILVA, FLAVIO R.M. GARCIA   +4 more
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The use of toxic baits for the suppression of Mediterranean fruit fly in mango orchards [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023
Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) is an insect of major economic importance in the mango orchards of the submedium of the São Francisco River Valley, the main area of mango production and exportation in Brazil.
CLÉBER ANTONIO BARONIO, RUBEN MACHOTA JUNIOR, MARCELO Z. NUNES, BEATRIZ A.J. PARANHOS, DANIEL BERNARDI, FLÁVIO ROBERTO M. GARCIA, MARCOS BOTTON   +6 more
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Assessing the Competitive Ability of Rhynchosia capitata; an Emerging Summer Weed in Asia [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2015
Rhynchosia capitata is a newly emerging threatening weed of summer crops in many Asian countries. We conducted 2-yr experiments to evaluate R. capitata competition with mungbean under irrigated conditions.
H.H. Ali, A. Tanveer, M. Naeem, M. Jamil, M. Iqbal, A.R. Chadhar, M.S. Kashif   +6 more
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Exploring the Efficacy of Essential Oils in Laboratory Conditions for Controlling Mediterranean Fruit Fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023
The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), poses a significant threat to agriculture worldwide. This study examines the potential insecticidal effects of essential oils from Mentha arvensis and Cinnamomum
Esengül Özdemir
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Potential of Oscheius tipulae nematodes as biological control agents against Ceratitis capitata.

PLoS ONE, 2022
A survey to collect soil nematodes with potential to control Ceratitis capitata flies was carried out in different locations in Tunisia. Several nematode isolates were recovered, laboratory colonies were established, and their taxonomic identities were ...
Ameni Loulou, Meriem M'saad Guerfali, Arthur Muller, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Joaquín Abolafia, Ricardo A R Machado, Sadreddine Kallel   +6 more
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