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Can ants contribute to the conservative biological control of the south american fruit fly?
Bioscience Journal, 2019 Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) are an efficient group of insects as predators of various arthropods. Based on records of the predatory ant activity, a survey was carried out on the efficiency in predation of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae ...
Lenon Morales Abeijon +3 more
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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 ...
Cláudia Bernardes Ourique +4 more
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Rearing two fruit flies pests on artificial diet with variable pH
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2018 Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are considered the main fruit pests worldwide. In Brazil, two species are predominant: the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus and the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.
N. P. Dias +4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 The South America fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus s.l. is an important pest of fruits in Latin America and it is really a complex with at least eight cryptic species. In this work, we report the complete mitochondrial genome for the Andean morphotype of
Juan P. Isaza +2 more
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Insects, 2021 A common strategy used to maintain sterile fly quality without sacrificing sterility is to irradiate the insects under an oxygen-reduced atmosphere.
Paloma Della Giustina +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 The South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an important pest in the subtropical region of Brazil. This insect has tritrophic relation between wild fruits and parasitoids and is associated with apple (
L. B. Monteiro +2 more
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Journal of Applied Entomology, 2013 AbstractAlthough exposure to plants has been shown to influence sexual behaviour in a number of phytophagous insect species, a relatively small number of fruit flies have been investigated in that respect. Here, we evaluated the effect of exposure to the pulp of guava and mango and to essential oils emanating from glands in the flavedo area of lemons ...
Vera, María Teresa +7 more
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Insects, 2023 Anastrepha fraterculus sp.1 males are sexually stimulated by the aroma of fruit of its native host Psidium guajava (guava). Other hosts, which are exotic to A. fraterculus, do not enhance male sexual behavior.
Guillermo Enrique Bachmann +7 more
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Control of the South American fruit fly in pear with natural-based products
Comunicata Scientiae, 2015 This study aimed to assess, in laboratory conditions, the effect of andiroba oil (2L 100L-1), kaolin (7.5Kg 100L-1), azadirachtin (2.5L 100L-1), metidationa (100mL 100L-1) and distilled water (control) on the oviposition and mortality of adults of A.fraterculus in no-choice and free-choice tests.
Nunes, Marcelo Zanelato +4 more
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