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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]

Insects
Anastrepha 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, Lorena del Carmen Suárez, Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia, Jorge Cancino, Pablo Montoya, Sergio Marcelo Ovruski   +5 more
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Male courtship behavior of the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus, from an Argentinean laboratory strain. [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2011
The South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a pest of fruit species of warm regions of the Americas, including Argentina. Some authors claim that this taxon includes a group of cryptic species. In order to evaluate possible targets of sexual selection, it is necessary to analyze ethological aspects of male ...
Gomez Cendra P, Calcagno G, Belluscio L, Vilardi JC.   +3 more
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Effect of Different Larval Diets on Life History Traits and Nutritional Content in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]

Biology
Anastrepha 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, María Josefina Ruiz, Pilar Medina Pereyra, Fabián H. Milla, Alejandra C. Scannapieco, Diego F. Segura, María Teresa Vera, David Nestel, Lucía Goane   +8 more
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Microsatellite markers from the 'South American fruit fly' Anastrepha fraterculus: a valuable tool for population genetic analysis and SIT applications. [PDF]

BMC Genet, 2014
Abstract Background Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann is a horticultural pest which causes significant economic losses in the fruit-producing areas of the American continent and limits the access of products to international markets.
Lanzavecchia SB, Juri M, Bonomi A, Gomulski L, Scannapieco AC, Segura DF, Malacrida A, Cladera JL, Gasperi G.   +8 more
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South American Fruit Fly (suggested common name) Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)

EDIS, 2018
This fact sheet supercedes EENY-266/IN545 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 217),  by H. H. Weems. Jr.
Vanessa Simões Dias, Andrea Lucky
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Phylogeography of the Invasive Fruit Fly Species Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South America [PDF]

Insects
The 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, Joseane Passos, Alies van Sauers-Muller, Cristiane Jesus, Janisete Gomes Silva, Ricardo Adaime   +5 more
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IMPROVING MASS REARING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOUTH AMERICAN FRUIT FLY (DIPTERA:TEPHRITIDAE)

Revista Caatinga, 2006
Studies on availability of suitable and economic diets for adults and larvae of the South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) were carried out at the Entomology Unit of the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratories in ...
Raimundo Braga Sobrinho, Carlos Caceres, Amirul Islam, Vivat Wornoayporn, Walter Enkerlin   +4 more
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Phenological development of fruits in cultivars of feijoa (Acca sellowiana) and its relationship with South American fruit fly infestation [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2022
: The present study aimed to evaluate the developmental phases of feijoa fruits associated with infestation by Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the nonpreference of fruit flies for ripe fruits of feijoa.
Hellen Aparecida Arantes dos Santos, Marcia Regina Faita, Afonso Inácio Orth, Luís Gonzaga Ribeiro, João Felippeto, Rubens Onofre Nodari   +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 Reports
The 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 ...
Pablo Deschepper, Sam Vanbergen, Massimiliano Virgilio, Andrea Sciarretta, Marco Colacci, Vasilis G. Rodovitis, Josep A. Jaques, Mario Bjeliš, Kostas Bourtzis, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Marc De Meyer   +10 more
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Toxicity and residual effects of toxic baits with spinosyns on the South American fruit fly [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2018
: The objective of this work was to assess the lethal concentration and lethal time (LC and LT) of spinosad and spinetoram, combined with different food lures, and their residual effects on South American fruit fly (Anastrepha fraterculus).
Inana Xavier Schutze, Cléber Antonio Baronio, Morgana Mattiello Baldin, Alci Enimar Loek, Marcos Botton   +4 more
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