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Next-generation genetic sexing strain establishment in the agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata
bioRxiv, 2023 Tephritid fruit fly pests pose an increasing threat to the agricultural industry due to their global dispersion and a highly invasive nature. Here we showcase the feasibility of an early-detection SEPARATOR sex sorting approach through using the non ...
Serafima Davydova +5 more
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Insects, 2022 Bactrocera dorsalis and several Africa-native Ceratitis species are serious constraints to fruit production in sub-Saharan Africa. A long-term trapping and fruit collection study was conducted (2011–2016) in two contrasting agro-ecological zones (AEZs ...
Samuel Nanga Nanga +9 more
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Mango Fruit Fly, Marula Fruit Fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)
EDIS, 2004 Ceratitis cosyra is commonly known as the mango fruit fly or marula fruit fly based on its common occurrence in these host plants. Marula is a native African fruit related to mango and sometimes known locally as wild plum.
Gary J. Steck
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Leaves and seeds extracts of Vitex agnus castus L., an ecological and effective alternative to conventional insecticides against fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022 The objective of this work is to investigate the insecticidal activity of Vitex agnus castus (VAC; Lamiales: Lamiaceae) essential oils and organic extracts against the species Ceratitis capitata L. adults (Diptera: Tephritidae).
Aicha Hamdouch +6 more
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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 ...
A. Loulou +6 more
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Chill coma recovery of Ceratitis capitata adults across the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific Reports, 2022 The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an invasive pest, that is currently expanding its geographic distribution from the Mediterranean coasts to more temperate areas of Europe.
C. Moraiti +2 more
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Temperature Sensitivity of Wild-Type, Mutant and Genetic Sexing Strains of Ceratitis capitata
Insects, 2022 Simple Summary The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a major agricultural insect pest species worldwide. The sterile insect technique (SIT), as a component of area-wide integrated management (AW-IPM) programmes, is currently used ...
G. Sollazzo +5 more
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Engineered sex ratio distortion by X-shredding in the global agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata
BMC Biology, 2021 Background Genetic sex ratio distorters are systems aimed at effecting a bias in the reproductive sex ratio of a population and could be applied for the area-wide control of sexually reproducing insects that vector disease or disrupt agricultural ...
Angela Meccariello +6 more
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Viruses, 2022 The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is an agricultural pest of a wide range of fruits. The advent of high-throughput sequencing has boosted the discovery of RNA viruses infecting insects.
Luis Hernández-Pelegrín +6 more
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Biological Invasions, 2021 Understanding how climate change might influence the distribution and abundance of crop pests is fundamental for the development and the implementation of pest management strategies.
G. Gilioli +7 more
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