Resistance and Susceptibility of Two Pomegranate Varieties Fruits to Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) and Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) Infestation [PDF]
Pomegranate, Punica granatum L. (Punicaceae) fruits varieties (Baladi and Wonderful) were tested for their resistance and susceptibility to Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) and peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders ...
Nehad Soliman
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the white-eye gene in the tephritid pest Bactrocera zonata. [PDF]
Abstract Bactrocera zonata is a highly invasive agricultural pest that causes extensive damage to fruit crops. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), a species‐specific and environmentally friendly pest control method, significantly benefits from the availability of Genetic Sexing Strains (GSSs) that enable efficient mass production of males for sterile ...
Nazarov A +13 more
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Conned by the enemy: the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae lures and kills Drosophila suzukii. [PDF]
Highly pathogenic isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae attracted Drosophila suzukii. Identifying the responsible compounds for this attraction could help the development of these isolates for pest monitoring and overall pest management. Abstract BACKGROUND Drosophila suzukii, commonly known as spotted wing drosophila (SWD), is a highly invasive and ...
Farid IM +7 more
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Preliminary in Vitro Tests for Microwaves as a Post-harvest Disinfestation Treatment on Fruit Flies [PDF]
In vitro preliminary tests executed to evaluate the possibility of using microwave to disinfest fruits as a postharvest quarantine treatment using a cocking microwave oven.
T. Abdel-Hafeez +2 more
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Adult fruit flies were collected from the farmer’s orchard of Dinajpur and Thakurgaon districts during the period from April to June 2020 for morphometric detection of mango fruit fly collected from different ...
Hossain ME
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Comparative Efficiency of Phenol Compounds on Certain Biological Aspects of Two Species of Fruit Flies [PDF]
The present work was conducted to evaluate the comparative efficiency of certain phenol compounds (Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid, Acetylsalicylic acid and Sodium benzoate) on certain biological aspects of the Mediterranean fruit fly (MFF), Ceratitis ...
M. Elwan +3 more
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Effect of Weeds in Peach Orchards on the Occurrence of Fruit Flies at Gharbia Governorate [PDF]
This experiment was carried out in Shobrapeel (El- Santa), Gharbia governorate on peach orchard. From this orchard were chosen four feddans, two were cleaned from different growing weeds during the season and the other two feddans were with weeds.
Asmaa Nassem +3 more
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Effect of Fallen Fruits In Peach Orchards on the Occurrence of Fruit Flies at Gharbia Governorate [PDF]
This experiment was carried out in Shobra El- Namla (Tanta), Gharbia governorate on peach orchard. From this orchard were chosen four feddans, two were cleaned from fallen fruits during the season and the other two feddans were with fallen fruits.
Asmaa Nassem +3 more
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Rapid identification of Bactrocera zonata (Dip.: Tephritidae) using TaqMan real-time PCR assay. [PDF]
Tephritid fruit flies are ranked as one of the most damaging groups of insect pests. Morphological identification of fruit flies is mainly performed on adults due to the lack of adequate identification keys for immature stages.
Marzieh Koohkanzade +4 more
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The world is currently facing a severe economic crisis and the rational consumption and reuse of products, including waste are necessary. Agriculture wastes have importance containing beneficial and economic value matters, which unutilized may lead to ...
Amira Ahmed Kamel Hassan Negm +4 more
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