Bacterial Symbionts in Ceratitis capitata. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Simple Summary The Mediterranean fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is considered one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests, as it can attack commercially important fruit, thus causing considerable economic damages, estimated to be more than 2 ...
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Potential of Oscheius tipulae nematodes as biological control agents against Ceratitis capitata. [PDF]
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 ...
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Next-generation genetic sexing strain establishment in the agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 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 ...
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Chill coma recovery of Ceratitis capitata adults across the Northern Hemisphere. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 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.
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Gene drive and genetic sex conversion in the global agricultural pestCeratitis capitata
bioRxiv, 2023 Homing-based gene drives are recently proposed interventions promising the area-wide, species-specific genetic control of harmful insect populations.
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Engineered sex ratio distortion by X-shredding in the global agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata. [PDF]
BMC Biol, 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 ...
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A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid identification of Ceratitis capitata and related species [PDF]
Current Research in Insect Science, 2022 True fruit flies (Tephritidae) are among the most destructive agricultural pests in the world, attacking a wide range of fruits and vegetables. The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous species but, being widely established ...
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In toto light sheet fluorescence microscopy live imaging datasets of Ceratitis capitata embryonic development [PDF]
Scientific Data, 2022 Design Type(s) non-invasive long-term fluorescence live imaging Measurement Type(s) three-dimensional fluorophore distribution over time in a developing organism Technology Type(s) digital scanned laser light sheet fluorescence microscopy (DSLM) Factor ...
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De novo assembly and transcriptome analysis of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata early embryos. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata, also known as the Mediterranean fruit fly or Medfly, belongs to the Tephritidae family, which includes a large number of other damaging pest species.
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Scientific Reports, 2020 The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, is a deleterious pest worldwide affecting fruit production. The entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are a potential biocontrol agent that could be effectively used to control this Mediterranean ...
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