Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)
EDIS, 2004 The Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), has also been called the Greater Antilliean fruit fly, the guava fruit fly and the Caribfly. It is a near relative of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew), and is one of several species of ...
Howard V. Weems, Jr. +3 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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Increased calling rate drives increased pheromone emission in domesticated Queensland fruit fly males [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDomestication can change many aspects of insect life history and reproductive biology. In Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly), males of colonies maintained longer under laboratory conditions release more pheromone.
Jeanneth Pérez +3 more
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Non-Host Status of Green Lemon Fruit (Citrus × limon (L.) Burman f. cv. Lisbon) to Oriental Fruit Fly, Mediterranean Fruit Fly, and Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii [PDF]
InsectsWe investigated the host status of harvest-ready green lemons, Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. F. cv. Lisbon (Rutaceae), to Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis), Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), and melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) (Diptera ...
Peter A. Follett +2 more
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Integrated Management of European Cherry Fruit Fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.): Situation in Switzerland and Europe [PDF]
Insects, 2012 The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a highly destructive pest. The low tolerance for damaged fruit requires preventive insecticide treatments for a marketable crop.
Jürg Grunder, Claudia Daniel
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Host Status of Persian Lime (Citrus latifolia Tan.) to Oriental Fruit Fly and Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawai’i [PDF]
InsectsWe investigated the host status of harvest-ready green Persian lime, Citrus x latifolia Tan. (Rutaceae), to Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis [Hendel]) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata [Wiedemann]) (Diptera: Tephritidae) using ...
Peter A. Follett +2 more
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Nature and nurture in fruit fly hearing. [PDF]
Front Neural CircuitsAs for human language learning and birdsong acquisition, fruit flies adjust their auditory perception based on past sound experiences. This phenomenon is known as song preference learning in flies. Recent advancements in omics databases, such as the single-cell transcriptome and brain connectomes, have been integrated into traditional molecular ...
Kamikouchi A, Li X.
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Molecules, 2021 Pheromones are biologically important in fruit fly mating systems, and also have potential applications as attractants or mating disrupters for pest management.
Sally Noushini +7 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022 Six new species of Zaischnopsis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) from China are described, Zaischnopsis covid Jiang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis fuscolivida Tang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis lii Jiang & Peng sp.
Hao Tang +4 more
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Competition: A Missing Component of Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Risk Assessment and Planning
Insects, 2022 Tephritid fruit flies are internationally significant pests of horticulture. Because they are also highly invasive and of major quarantine concern, significant effort is placed in developing full or partial pest risk assessments (PRAs) for fruit flies ...
Anthony R. Clarke, Penelope F. Measham
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