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Evaluating the Potential of Using Spodoptera litura Eggs for Mass-Rearing Telenomus remus, a Promising Egg Parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda

Insects, 2021
Although Telenomus remus, a promising parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda, had been successfully reared on the eggs of Corcyra cephalonica in some countries, reports from China have argued that it is infeasible. Notably, studies from China have indicated
Wanbin Chen, Yuyan Li, Mengqing Wang, Jianjun Mao, Lisheng Zhang   +4 more
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Effects of Larval Diet on the Male Reproductive Traits in the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevils Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Insects, 2022
Larval diet significantly affects adult traits, although less is known about how they affect reproductive traits. Males of West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus deliver a remating inhibitor along with sperm to their mates during mating ...
Chihiro Himuro, Kinjo Misa, Atsushi Honma, Yusuke Ikegawa, Tsuyoshi Ohishi, Norikuni Kumano   +5 more
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Quantification and Impact of Cold Storage and Heat Exposure on Mass Rearing Program of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera:Tephritidae) Genetic Sexing Strain

Insects, 2020
Cold storage and heat exposure are crucial components of tephritid fruit fly mass-rearing programs, as they influence the development and fitness traits of produced flies.
Jia Lin, Hanano Yamada, Ningfeng Lu, Guofu Ao, Weiwei Yuan, Xuxiang Liu, Pumo Cai, Minlin Zheng, Jianquan Yang, Qing’e Ji   +9 more
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Evaluation of Rearing Parameters of a Self-Limiting Strain of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Insects, 2020
The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a significant pest of stone and pome fruit that causes considerable economic losses worldwide.
Rachid Elaini, Romisa Asadi, Neil Naish, Martha Koukidou, Mazih Ahmed   +4 more
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Mass Production of the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (L.), (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Reared on Three Manure Types

Animals, 2020
Recent interest in the mass production of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae has resulted in many studies being generated. However, a majority of the studies are benchtop, or small-scale, experiments.
Chelsea D. Miranda, Jonathan A. Cammack, Jeffery K. Tomberlin   +2 more
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Prevalence of salivary gland hypertrophy syndrome in laboratory colonies and wild flies of Glossina pallidipes in Ethiopia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2015
Glossina pallidipes salivary gland hyperplasia (GpSGH) syndrome caused by the salivary gland hyperplasia virus reduces the reproduction potential of tsetse flies, posing a serious threat for rearing of sufficient colonies for use of tsetse and ...
Mahder M. Yimer, Dereje G. Bula, Tsegabirhan K. Tesama, Kassaw A. Tadesse, Birhanu H. Abera   +4 more
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Parasitoids of Queensland Fruit Fly Bactrocera tryoni in Australia and Prospects for Improved Biological Control

Insects, 2012
This review draws together available information on the biology, methods for study, and culturing of hymenopteran parasitoids of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, and assesses prospects for improving biological control of this serious pest ...
Olivia L. Reynolds, Ashley L. Zamek, Geoff M. Gurr, Jennifer E. Spinner, Jessica L. Micallef   +4 more
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Enterobacter sp. AA26 as a Protein Source in the Larval Diet of Drosophila suzukii

Insects, 2021
The Spotted-Wing Drosophila fly, Drosophila suzukii, is an invasive pest species infesting major agricultural soft fruits. Drosophila suzukii management is currently based on insecticide applications that bear major concerns regarding their efficiency ...
Katerina Nikolouli, Fabiana Sassù, Spyridon Ntougias, Christian Stauffer, Carlos Cáceres, Kostas Bourtzis   +5 more
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Sterile Insect Technique Programme against Mediterranean Fruit Fly in the Valencian Community (Spain)

Insects, 2021
The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wied.), is an endemic pest in fruit-growing areas of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. In the Valencian Community, it represents a serious problem in the cultivation of citrus and numerous species of fruit,
Ignacio Plá, Jaime García de Oteyza, Carlos Tur, Miguel Ángel Martínez, María Carmen Laurín, Ester Alonso, Marta Martínez, Ángel Martín, Román Sanchis, María Carmen Navarro, María Teresa Navarro, Rafael Argilés, Marta Briasco, Óscar Dembilio, Vicente Dalmau   +14 more
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Pupation Substrate Type and Volume Affect Pupation, Quality Parameters and Production Costs of a Reproductive Colony of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) VIENNA 8 Genetic Sexing Strain

Insects, 2021
Adequate pupation substrates and substrate volume are critical factors in the mass-rearing of insects for Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) applications.
Carlos Pascacio-Villafán, Luis Quintero-Fong, Larissa Guillén, José Pedro Rivera-Ciprian, Reynaldo Aguilar, Martín Aluja   +5 more
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