The South American Fruit Fly: An Important Pest Insect With RNAi-Sensitive Larval Stages [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 RNA interference (RNAi) technology has been used in the development of approaches for pest control. The presence of some essential genes, the so-called “core genes,” in the RNAi machinery is crucial for its efficiency and robust response in gene ...
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Optimization of the sterilizing doses and overflooding ratios for the South American fruit fly. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an autocidal control method that relies on inundative releases of sterilized mass-reared insects. This technology has been used in several area-wide programmes for the suppression/eradication of fruit fly populations.
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Improvement of the Mass-Rearing Protocols for the South American Fruit Fly for Application of the Sterile Insect Technique [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The existing rearing protocols for Anastrepha fraterculus must be reviewed to make economically viable the production of sterile flies for their area-wide application.
Thiago Mastrangelo +6 more
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Use of toxic bait to manage the south american fruit fly in apple orchards in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2021 Anastrepha fraterculus the South American fruit fly, is an important insect pest in apple orchards of southern Brazil, especially in small farms, where it often causes total crop loss.
Rafael Borges +5 more
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Insights into the Functional Responses of Four Neotropical-Native Parasitoids to Enhance Their Role as Biocontrol Agents Against Anastrepha fraterculus Pest Populations [PDF]
InsectsAnastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a significant fruit pest of economic and quarantine importance in South America. Biological control using augmentative releases of parasitoids or conservation strategies for these natural ...
Segundo Ricardo Núñez-Campero +5 more
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Effect of Different Larval Diets on Life History Traits and Nutritional Content in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
BiologyAnastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a major fruit pest in several countries of South America and is mass-reared for use in integrated pest control strategies, including the sterile insect technique (SIT), and as a host for rearing biocontrol
Fátima L. Fernández +8 more
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Phylogeography of the Invasive Fruit Fly Species Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South America [PDF]
InsectsThe carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock, is native to Southeast Asia, infests about 150 plant species, and is considered a quarantine pest insect in several regions of the world.
Ezequiel de Deus +5 more
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Global invasion history with climate-related allele frequency shifts in the invasive Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera, Tephritidae: Ceratitis capitata) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) is a globally invasive species and an economically significant pest of fruit crops. Understanding the evolutionary history and local climatic adaptation of this species is crucial for developing effective ...
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New record of a natural host of Anastrepha grandis (Macquart, 1846) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2021 Sicana odorifera is reported for the first time as a natural host of the South American cucurbit fruit fly, Anastrepha grandis. This paper presents information on this new host and discusses the distribution of A. grandis and its hosts in Brazil.
Marcoandre Savaris +4 more
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Revista Ceres, 2022 The particle film technology has been reported as a promising tool in pest control. The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of kaolin-based products against the oviposition of South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Dip ...
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