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Four new species of Zeugodacus Hendel (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae, Dacini) and new records of dacines from India [PDF]
ZooKeysFour new species of Zeugodacus Hendel are described from India viz., Zeugodacus momordicae David & Ajaykumara, sp. nov. from Arunachal Pradesh infesting male flower buds of Momordica dioica, Zeugodacus nasivittatus David & Abhishek, sp ...
Karamankodu Jacob David +5 more
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Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A fruit fly survey in the Sinharaja and Knuckles National Parks in Sri Lanka (2016), using traps baited with the male lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure, and zingerone, yielded 21 species of Dacini fruit flies. Of these, three species, viz.
Luc Leblanc +5 more
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Descriptions of four new species of Bactrocera and new country records highlight the high biodiversity of fruit flies in Vietnam (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 Recent snap-shot surveys for fruit flies in Vietnam in 2015 and 2017 using traps baited with the male Dacinae fruit fly lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure and zingerone, collected 56 species, including 11 new country records and another 11 undescribed ...
Luc Leblanc +4 more
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Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Oudendijk Z, Wahlberg N, Mappes J.
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An Overview of Indian Dacine Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini)
International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management, 2019 Fruit flies belonging to tribe Dacini are pertinent pests of horticultural crops in Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Australasian Oceanian region.
Md Abbas Ahmad
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The impact of nutritional quality and gut bacteria on the fitness of Bactrocera minax (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 To examine how nutritional quality and resident gut bacteria interplay in improving the fitness of an oligophagous fruit fly, Bactrocera minax, artificial sucrose diets and full diets (sucrose, tryptone and yeast extract) were fed to flies with and ...
Awawing A. Andongma +6 more
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Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 2022 Diversity, species composition, and identification key of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) in Lombok Island. Information about fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) diversity in Lombok island is still lacking.
Syarron Hudiwaku +2 more
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Mass trapping of insects involves the use of specific traps or devices that are designed to attract and capture a large number of adult insects, thereby reducing their population in the agricultural environment. This approach aims at disrupting the breeding cycle and proliferation of the target insect to minimize crop damage and economic losses.
Enoch Selorm Kofi Ofori +5 more
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Bacterial symbiosis in Bactrocera oleae, an Achilles’ heel for its pest control
Insect Science, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 874-884, August 2021., 2021 Investigations on microbial symbioses in Tephritidae have increased over the past 30 years owing to the potential use of these relationships in developing new control strategies for economically important fruit flies. Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)—the olive fruit fly—is a monophagous species strictly associated with the olive tree, and among all the ...
Gaia Bigiotti +4 more
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EFSA Journal, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2021., 2021 Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health examined evidence as to whether the import of fruits of Musa (bananas and plantains) could provide a pathway into the EU for Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) or other non‐EU Tephritidae for which Musa is a host. Relevant scientific and technical
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +23 more
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