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A brief review of the genus Stegana Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from India, with description of a new species and an updated identification key [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
This study presents a brief review of the genus Stegana Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae: Steganinae) from India, emphasizing its diversity and ecological significance within the Dipteran fauna.
Pradeep Chandra Sati, Mukul Kandpal, Rajendra Singh Fartyal, Kumari Asha, Sonali Khali, Sushmika Pradhan, Durga Rawat   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cofactor-enabled functional expression of fruit fly, honeybee, and bumblebee nicotinic receptors reveals picomolar neonicotinoid actions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020
Significance Neonicotinoids acting on insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are deployed for crop protection, but growing evidence for adverse effects on insect pollinators has led to restricted use of some neonicotinoids in the EU.
M. Ihara, S. Furutani, Sho Shigetou, Shota Shimada, Kunihiro Niki, Yuma Komori, Masaki Kamiya, Wataru Koizumi, Leo Magara, Mai Hikida, A. Noguchi, Daiki Okuhara, Yuto Yoshinari, S. Kondo, Hiromu Tanimoto, R. Niwa, D. Sattelle, K. Matsuda   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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., John B. Heppner, Thomas R. Fasulo, James L. Nation   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð, Anna Magnea Hreinsdóttir, Adrijana Visnjic‐Jevtic, Alison Clark   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A fruitful endeavor: Modeling ALS in the fruit fly [PDF]

Brain Research, 2015
For over a century Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly, has been instrumental in genetics research and disease modeling. In more recent years, it has been a powerful tool for modeling and studying neurodegenerative diseases, including the devastating and fatal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Ian, Casci, Udai Bhan, Pandey
openaire   +2 more sources

Rectal Gland Chemistry, Volatile Emissions, and Antennal Responses of Male and Female Banana Fruit Fly, Bactrocera musae

Insects, 2019
The banana fruit fly, Bactrocera musae (Tryon) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an economically important pest endemic to Australia and mainland Papua New Guinea.
Saeedeh Noushini, Jeanneth Perez, Soo Jean Park, Danielle Holgate, Ian Jamie, Joanne Jamie, Phillip Taylor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parameter identification of BIPT system using chaotic-enhanced fruit fly optimization algorithm [PDF]

, 2015
Bidirectional inductive power transfer (BIPT) system facilitates contactless power transfer between two sides and across an air-gap, through weak magnetic coupling.
Ahuja, Ayan, Bartumeus, Changdar, Gandomi, Hsieh, Kiran, Li, Lin, Madawala, Madawala, Marinakis, Mohan, Pan, Pan, Reynolds, Sheng, Swain, Swain, Thakur, Wan, Wang, Wang, Xing, Yang, Yang, Yu, Yuan, Yuan, Yuan, Zang, Zhao   +31 more
core   +1 more source

Niche shift of tephritid species after the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) invasion in La Réunion

Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity, 2020
In a context of successive fruit fly invasions (Tephritidae), this study investigated how the top invader, Bactrocera dorsalis, displaced established fruit fly populations.
L. Moquet, J. Payet, S. Glenac, H. Delatte   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanisms of vision in the fruit fly [PDF]

Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2019
Vision is essential to maximize the efficiency of daily tasks such as feeding, avoiding predators or finding mating partners. An advantageous model is Drosophila melanogaster, since it offers tools that allow genetic and neuronal manipulation with high spatial and temporal resolution, which can be combined with behavioral, anatomical and physiological ...
Andres-Bragado, Lucia de, Sprecher, Simon G.   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The potency of minerals to reduce oriental fruit fly infestation in chili fruits [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Introductions In many areas, particularly in Asia, the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) causes considerable fruit damage on various plants.
Josua Crystovel Pangihutan, Danar Dono, Yusup Hidayat   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources