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Larval Rearing and Nutrition of the Polyphagous Tephritid Pest Anastrepha ludens on Artificial Diets with Calcium Alginate, Agar, or Carrageenan as Gelling Agents at Various Concentrations and across Extreme Larval Density Conditions

Insects, 2023
Research on larval rearing and nutrition of tephritid flies on artificial diets is key for the sterile insect technique. Here, we examined the effects of the type of gel (calcium alginate, agar, or carrageenan), at varying percentages in artificial diets
Carlos Pascacio-Villafán, Luis A. Caravantes-Villatoro, Ixchel Osorio-Paz, Larissa Guillén, Hugo S. García, Erick Enciso-Ortiz, Alma Altúzar-Molina, Roxana Barran-Prior, Martín Aluja   +8 more
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Does Ammonia Released from Protein-Based Attractants Modulate the Capture of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae)?

Insects, 2021
Tephritid fly responses to food-based attractants involve a complex range of food-derived semiochemicals, including ammonia. We performed laboratory and field experiments to compare the attraction of Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) to ammonia with the ...
Rodrigo Lasa, Trevor Williams
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Bitter friends are not always toxic: The loss of acetic acid bacteria and the absence of Komagataeibacter in the gut microbiota of the polyphagous fly Anastrepha ludens could inhibit its development in Psidium guajava in contrast to A. striata and A. fraterculus that flourish in this host

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
The gut microbiota is key for the homeostasis of many phytophagous insects, but there are few studies comparing its role on host use by stenophagous or polyphagous frugivores.
Manuel Ochoa-Sánchez, Daniel Cerqueda-García, Andrés Moya, Andrés Moya, Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Alma Altúzar-Molina, Damaris Desgarennes, Martín Aluja   +7 more
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Impact of Metarhizium robertsii on Adults of the Parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata and Parasitized Anastrepha ludens Larvae

Insects, 2021
Biological control of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens, is mainly carried out by releasing parasitoids, such as Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, and by applying entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), such as Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, or ...
Ehdibaldo Presa-Parra, Francisco Hernández-Rosas, Julio S. Bernal, Jorge E. Valenzuela-González, Jovita Martínez-Tlapa, Andrea Birke   +5 more
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Metagenomic Survey of the Highly Polyphagous Anastrepha ludens Developing in Ancestral and Exotic Hosts Reveals the Lack of a Stable Microbiota in Larvae and the Strong Influence of Metamorphosis on Adult Gut Microbiota

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
We studied the microbiota of a highly polyphagous insect, Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae), developing in six of its hosts, including two ancestral (Casimiroa edulis and C. greggii), three exotic (Mangifera indica cv.
Martín Aluja, Jesús Alejandro Zamora-Briseño, Vicente Pérez-Brocal, Alma Altúzar-Molina, Larissa Guillén, Damaris Desgarennes, Mirna Vázquez-Rosas-Landa, Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Alexandro G. Alonso-Sánchez, Andrés Moya, Andrés Moya   +10 more
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Host Plant and Antibiotic Effects on Scent Bouquet Composition of Anastrepha ludens and Anastrepha obliqua Calling Males, Two Polyphagous Tephritid Pests

Insects, 2020
In insects, the quality of sex pheromones plays a critical role in mating success and can be determined by the ability of larvae/adults to accrue chemical precursors.
Martín Aluja, Gabriela Cabagne, Alma Altúzar-Molina, Carlos Pascacio-Villafán, Erick Enciso, Larissa Guillén   +5 more
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Experimental hybridization and reproductive isolation between two sympatric species of tephritid fruit flies in the Anastrepha fraterculus species group [PDF]

, 2017
Among tephritid fruit flies, hybridzation has been found to produce local adaptationand speciation, and in the case of pest species, induce behavioral and ecological alterations that can adversely impact efficient pest management. The fraterculus species
Altuzar Molina, Alma, Aluja, Martín, Lasa, Rodrigo, Rodríguez, Christian L., Rull Gabayet, Juan Antonio, Tadeo, Eduardo   +5 more
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Molecular characterization of cryptic and sympatric lymnaeid species from the Galba/Fossaria group in Mendoza Province, Northern Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Freshwater lymnaeid snails can act as the intermediate hosts for trematode parasites such as the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, that cause significant economic and biomedical burden worldwide, particularly through bovine fascioliasis ...
Issia, Laura Andrea, Pietrokovsky, Silvia Monica, Prepelitchi, Lucila, Standley, Claire J., Stothard, J. Russell, Wisnivesky, Maria Cristina   +5 more
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Gastrointestinal helminths of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) from Stranger Point, 25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica [PDF]

, 2013
Fil: Díaz, Julia Inés. Centro de Estudios en Parasitología y Vectores (CEPAVE). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Fusaro, Bruno. Centro de Estudios en Parasitología y Vectores (CEPAVE).
Barbosa, Andrés, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Díaz, Julia Inés, Fusaro, Bruno, Jerez, Silvia, Longarzo, Lucrecia, Ortiz, Juana, Vidal, Virginia   +7 more
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Agar and Carrageenan as Cost-Effective Gelling Agents in Yeast-Reduced Artificial Diets for Mass-Rearing Fruit Flies and Their Parasitoids

Insects, 2020
The development of cost-effective diets for mass-rearing fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their parasitoids in pest control programs based on the Sterile Insect Technique is a high priority worldwide.
Carlos Pascacio-Villafán, Larissa Guillén, Martín Aluja   +2 more
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