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Ecological comparisons across geographical distributions: The thistle gall fly Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae) on two different Cirsium hosts

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2000
Populations of the specialist gall-forming fly, Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae), were studied at the western and eastern margins of its distribution. In western Europe U.
Mark FRENZEL   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of Tephritidae and Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) of Croatia

open access: yesZoodiversity, 2022
Started by G. R. von Frauenfeld, R. Schiner and G. Strobl over 120 years ago by collecting several species in “Dalmazien”, studies of the fruit flies (Tephritidae) and picture-winged flies (Ulidiidae) in Croatia to date have been casual and fragmentary ...
D. Kovac, E. P. Kameneva, V. A. Korneyev
doaj   +1 more source

Phenological Attributes and Phylogenetic Relationships of \u3ci\u3eRhagoletis Juniperina\u3c/i\u3e Marcovitch (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Great Lakes Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Rhagoletis juniperina Marcovitch (Diptera: Tephritidae) infests Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) and other North American junipers. While several Rhagoletis species are of interest as orchard crop pests (apple maggot, blueberry maggot, cherry ...
Frayer, Megan   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Zowi Oudendijk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Validation of an Image Dataset for Automatic Recognition of the Olive Fruit Fly (Bactrocera oleae) Using Machine Learning

open access: yesAgriEngineering
The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the primary pest of olive crop globally, causing serious economic losses each year.
Flora Moreno-Alcaide   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eurytoma robusta (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a local key factor in the population dynamics of Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae): a comparative analysis

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2007
Eurytoma robusta Mayr (Chalcidoidea) exploits host galls either as a primary or secondary parasitoid, an entomophytophagous inquiline or occasionally even as a predator. We present data on its ecology and impact on gall densities and population trends of
Helmut ZWÖLFER   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Chromosomes of Zeugodacus tau and Zeugodacus cucurbitae: A Comparative Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Availability of polytene chromosomes and development of polytene chromosome maps have greatly facilitated genetic analysis in Diptera and understanding of chromosomal organization.
G. Gouvi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

From flower buds to bolls: how cotton reproductive structures shape boll weevil development, reproduction and survival

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Female boll weevils feeding on flower buds promote reproduction regardless of their immature diet, whereas boll feeding increases lipid reserves and lifespan, revealing a nutrition‐driven trade‐off that sustains survival and reproduction in tropical boll weevil populations.
Roberta Ramos Coelho   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conned by the enemy: the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae lures and kills Drosophila suzukii

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
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 ...
Ibrahim M Farid   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative toxicity of certain pesticides to peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata Saunders (Diptera: Tephritidae) under laboratory conditions

open access: yesPlant Protection Science, 2011
Peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae), has been a serious pest in the last decade attacking a wide range of fruits in Egypt.
Yahia Youssef Mosleh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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