Olive Fruit Fly Symbiont Population: Impact of Metamorphosis
The current symbiotic view of the organisms also calls for new approaches in the way we perceive and manage our pest species. The olive fruit fly, the most important olive tree pest, is dependent on an obligate bacterial symbiont to its larvae ...
Catarina Campos +3 more
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Olive fly damage and olive storage effects on paste microflora and virgin olive oil acidity
The effects of olive fly damage, olive storage, harvest date, olive grove plot and their interactions on the microflora associated with olive paste and oil acidity were studied.
L. M. Torres-Vila +2 more
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The molecular biology of the olive fly comes of age. [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundOlive cultivation blends with the history of the Mediterranean countries since ancient times. Even today, activities around the olive tree constitute major engagements of several people in the countryside of both sides of the Mediterranean basin. The olive fly is, beyond doubt, the most destructive pest of cultivated olives.
Sagri E +9 more
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Olive Volatiles from Portuguese Cultivars Cobrançosa, Madural and Verdeal Transmontana: Role in Oviposition Preference of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae). [PDF]
The olive fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), a serious threat to the olive crop worldwide, displays ovipositon preference for some olive cultivars but the causes are still unclear.
Ricardo Malheiro +4 more
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Estimation of the lower temperature threshold and thermal requirement of olive fruit fly Bacterocera oleae Rossi. (Dip:Tephritidae) using Degree-Day and Ikemoto linear models [PDF]
Olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Dip: Tephritidae), is one of the most important and main pests that attack olives around the world, especially in Mediterranean countries.
Ali Mohammadipour +3 more
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Prospects for integrated control of olive fruit fly are promising in California
The recent invasion of California by the olive fruit fly has the potential to devastate commercial olive production throughout the state. Fortunately, much is known about this pest in Europe, and prospects for olive fruit fly control in
Timothy R Collier, Robert A Van Steenwyk
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Impacts of the olive fruit fly on the ‘Cyprus Local’ and ‘Gemlik’ olive cultivars
The objective of this study was to investigate damage rate and impact of Bactrocera oleae on olive oil quality on the ‘Cyprus Local’ and ‘Gemlik’ cultivars in Northern Cyprus. This study included 11 olive groves which were located in two different districts.
M. Helvaci, İ. Kahramanoğlu
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High temperature affects olive fruit fly populations in California's Central Valley
Olive fruit fly commonly infests olives in California's Central Valley. Field studies indicate that trap counts for olive fruit fly adults in pesticide-free sites decrease in mid-and late summer and then rebound from September to November.
Kent Daane +6 more
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The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the major pest of cultivated olives (Olea europaea L.), and a serious threat in all of the Mediterranean Region.
Manuela Rebora +4 more
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Olive Landscape Affects Bactrocera oleae Abundance, Movement and Infestation
The economic importance of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) and the problems associated with insecticides make necessary new management approaches, including deeper biological knowledge and its relationship with landscape structure.
Marta Ortega +3 more
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