Olive Fruit Fly Symbiont Population: Impact of Metamorphosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 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 ...
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One for all: Mating compatibility among various populations of olive fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) for application of the sterile insect technique. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), is the most important insect pest for the cultivation of olives worldwide. Considerable research efforts have been invested in the past decades to develop eradication or suppression tactics for use within an
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De novo assembly of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) genome with linked-reads and long-read technologies minimizes gaps and provides exceptional Y chromosome assembly [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2020 Background The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the most important pest in the olive fruit agribusiness industry. This is because female flies lay their eggs in the unripe fruits and upon hatching the larvae feed on the fruits thus destroying them ...
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OLIVE FRUIT FLY: A threat to the South African olive industry? [PDF]
, 2015 Olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) is the most serious pest of cultivated olives in the Mediterranean basin. to date we have not seen the same level of damage in south africa, but the question remained whether it poses a similar threat as the local olive
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Olive fruit fly and its obligate symbiont Candidatus Erwinia dacicola: Two new symbiont haplotypes in the Mediterranean basin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 The olive fruit fly, specialized to become monophagous during several life stages, remains the most important olive tree pest with high direct production losses, but also affecting the quality, composition, and inherent properties of the olives.
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Decoding the Reproductive System of the Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2021 In most diploid organisms, mating is a prerequisite for reproduction and, thus, critical to the maintenance of their population and the perpetuation of the species. Besides the importance of understanding the fundamentals of reproduction, targeting the reproductive success of a pest insect is also a promising method for its control, as a possible ...
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High temperature affects olive fruit fly populations in California's Central Valley [PDF]
California Agriculture, 2008 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.
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Population fluctuation of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Dip.: Tephritidae) in the Tarom Sofla region, Iran [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2023 Olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), is one of the most important and main pests that attack olives all around the world, especially in Mediterranean countries.
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Previously introduced braconid parasitoids target recent olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) invaders in Hawai’i [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) was detected on Maui and Hawai’i Islands in 2019, affecting yields and quality of the state’s emerging olive oil industry.
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Functional Genomics of a Symbiotic Community: Shared Traits in the Olive Fruit Fly Gut Microbiota. [PDF]
Genome Biol Evol, 2020 The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae is a major pest of olives worldwide and houses a specialized gut microbiota dominated by the obligate symbiont “Candidatus Erwinia dacicola”. Ca. E. dacicola is thought to supplement dietary nitrogen to the host, with
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