Journal articles: 'Tephritid'

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Evstigneev, D. A., and N. V. Glukhova. "Tephritid flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Caucasus and Transcaucasia: new records and new host plants." Zoosystematica Rossica 31, no. 1 (June 19, 2022): 118–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.118.

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New data on the distribution and host plants of nine species of Tephritidae are presented. Tephritis oedipus Hendel, 1927, T. hendeliana Hering, 1944 and Terellia uncinata White, 1989 are recorded for the first time from Transcaucasia. Urophora sirunaseva (Hering, 1938) is recorded for the first time from Armenia. New host plants are recorded for five species of tephritid flies: Centaurea polyphylla Ledeb. ex Nordm. and Amberboa glauca (Willd.) Grossh. for Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794), Lactuca orientalis (Boiss.) Boiss. for Hypenidium roborowskii (Becker, 1907), Reichardia dichotoma (DC.) Freyn for Trupanea amoena (Frauenfeld, 1857), Cladochaeta candidissima (M. Bieb.) DC. for Trupanea stellata (Fuessly, 1775), and Centaurea cheiranthifolia Willd. for Xyphosia laticauda (Meigen, 1826). The morphological details of all species of tephritid flies recorded here are illustrated in colour photos.

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Biasazin, Tibebe, Haimanot Chernet, Sebastian Herrera, Marie Bengtsson, Miriam Karlsson, Joelle Lemmen-Lechelt, and Teun Dekker. "Detection of Volatile Constituents from Food Lures by Tephritid Fruit Flies." Insects 9, no. 3 (September 14, 2018): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects9030119.

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Tephritid fruit flies require protein for sexual and gonotrophic development. Food-based lures are therefore widely used in strategies to detect and control fruit flies in the Tephritidae family. However, these baits are attractive to a broad range of insect species. We therefore sought to identify volatiles detected by the fly antennae, with the goal to compose lures that more specifically target tephritids. Using gas chromatography-coupled electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) we screened for antennal responses of four important tephritid species to volatile compounds from five commercially available protein-based baits. Antennal active compounds were reconstituted in synthetic blends for each species and used in behavioral assays. These species-based blends were attractive in olfactometer experiments, as was a blend composed of all antennally active compounds from all the four species we observed (tested only in Bactrocera dorsalis, Hendel). Pilot field tests indicate that the blends need to be further evaluated and optimized under field conditions.

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Scolari, Francesca, Federica Valerio, Giovanni Benelli, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, and Lucie Vaníčková. "Tephritid Fruit Fly Semiochemicals: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives." Insects 12, no. 5 (April 30, 2021): 408. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12050408.

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The Dipteran family Tephritidae (true fruit flies) comprises more than 5000 species classified in 500 genera distributed worldwide. Tephritidae include devastating agricultural pests and highly invasive species whose spread is currently facilitated by globalization, international trade and human mobility. The ability to identify and exploit a wide range of host plants for oviposition, as well as effective and diversified reproductive strategies, are among the key features supporting tephritid biological success. Intraspecific communication involves the exchange of a complex set of sensory cues that are species- and sex-specific. Chemical signals, which are standing out in tephritid communication, comprise long-distance pheromones emitted by one or both sexes, cuticular hydrocarbons with limited volatility deposited on the surrounding substrate or on the insect body regulating medium- to short-distance communication, and host-marking compounds deposited on the fruit after oviposition. In this review, the current knowledge on tephritid chemical communication was analysed with a special emphasis on fruit fly pest species belonging to the Anastrepha, Bactrocera, Ceratitis, Rhagoletis and Zeugodacus genera. The multidisciplinary approaches adopted for characterising tephritid semiochemicals, and the real-world applications and challenges for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and biological control strategies are critically discussed. Future perspectives for targeted research on fruit fly chemical communication are highlighted.

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Zida, Issaka, Souleymane Nacro, Rémy Dabiré, and Irénée Somda. "Seasonal Abundance and Diversity of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Three Types of Plant Formations in Western Burkina Faso, West Africa." Annals of the Entomological Society of America 113, no. 5 (March 19, 2020): 343–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa004.

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Abstract Fruit flies are significant insect pests, worldwide. Tephritid species diversity and their seasonal abundance were investigated over 2 yr (May 2017 to May 2019) in Western Burkina Faso. A mass trapping experiment consisting of 288 Tephri Trap types, operating with four types of parapheromones comprising methyl eugenol, terpinyl acetate, trimedlure, and cue lure and an insecticide (Dichlorvos), was used for attracting and killing insects. Plant formations including natural fallows, mango orchards, and agroforestry parks in each of the six study sites were selected for data collection. Twenty-nine tephritid species belonging to 10 genera were identified. Fourteen fruit fly species were identified for the first time in Burkina Faso. The genera Ceratitis MacLeay (Diptera : Tephritidae) and Dacus Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae) with, respectively, 14 and 7 species recorded were the most represented. The dominant species caught was the invasive Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) followed by Ceratitis cosyra Walker (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Ceratitis silvestrii Bezzi (Diptera: Tephritidae). The fruit fly population density was very high during the rainy season, with peaks occurring in June or July. The fruit fly species were generally more abundant during the hot and rainy seasons than during the cold and dry seasons. The highest diversity was recorded in natural fallows, as compared with the mango orchards and agroforestry parks. Tephritid species found refuge in the mango orchards during the dry and cold periods. The results of that investigation may be used for developing a sustainable pest management strategy for commercial orchards.

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Mze Hassani, I., L. H. Raveloson-Ravaomanarivo, H. Delatte, F. Chiroleu, A. Allibert, S. Nouhou, S. Quilici, and P. F. Duyck. "Invasion by Bactrocera dorsalis and niche partitioning among tephritid species in Comoros." Bulletin of Entomological Research 106, no. 6 (June 17, 2016): 749–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485316000456.

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AbstractTen economically important species belonging to the Tephritidae have been recorded in Union of the Comoros (an island nation off the coast of East Africa). Little is known about the distribution of these species and how they are affected by climatic factors in the Comoros archipelago. The main objectives of this study were to characterize: (i) the population dynamics of tephritid fruit flies in relation to season and host fruit availability and (ii) the geographic distribution of tephritids in relation to temperature and rainfall. The study was conducted during 2 years at 11 sites on three islands (Grande Comore, Anjouan, and Mohéli) in the archipelago. The site elevations ranged from 55 to 885 m a.s.l. At each site, flies were collected weekly in eight traps (four different lures, each replicated twice). Fruit phenology was also recorded weekly. The dominant tephritid species detected was the invasive Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel followed by Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann. Tephritid species were generally more abundant during the hot and rainy seasons than during the cold and dry seasons. Bactrocera dorsalis numbers were higher on Grande Comore than on the two other islands. On Anjouan and Mohéli, B. dorsalis numbers were very low in 2014 but sharply increased in 2015, suggesting a recent invasion of these islands. Abundances were significantly related to the fruiting of mango, strawberry guava, and guava for B. dorsalis and to the fruiting of mango, guava, and mandarin for C. capitata. Bactrocera dorsalis was more abundant in hot and humid low-altitude areas, while C. capitata was more abundant in dry medium-altitude areas, suggesting the occurrence of climatic niche partitioning between the two species.

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Liu, Dengfeng, Yuran Dong, Xinqiang Xi, and Shucun Sun. "The complete mitochondrial genome of the Tephritid fly Tephritis femoralis (Diptera: Tephritidae)." Mitochondrial DNA Part B 5, no. 2 (April 2, 2020): 1813–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1749161.

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HARYM, YOUNES EL, BOUTAÏNA BELQAT, and ALLEN NORRBOM. "Host plants of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Morocco." Zootaxa 5196, no. 3 (October 20, 2022): 355–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5196.3.3.

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A list of 128 host plant species of Tephritidae from Morocco is provided. Of these plants, 34 are reported for the first time as hosts for Tephritidae in Morocco, while 41 taxa are newly discovered hosts for Tephritidae globally. Six species are confirmed as host plants. A total of 41 species of Tephritidae were reared from flowers, flower heads, galls, or fleshy fruits collected in the field and brought to the laboratory for rearing. For these tephritid species, the host plants in Morocco were studied for the first time. Illustrations of some endemic host plant species are also provided.

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Raza, Muhammad Fahim, Zhichao Yao, Shuai Bai, Zhaohui Cai, and Hongyu Zhang. "Tephritidae fruit fly gut microbiome diversity, function and potential for applications." Bulletin of Entomological Research 110, no. 4 (February 11, 2020): 423–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485319000853.

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AbstractThe family Tephritidae (order: Diptera), commonly known as fruit flies, comprises a widely distributed group of agricultural pests. The tephritid pests infest multiple species of fruits and vegetables, resulting in huge crop losses. Here, we summarize the composition and diversity of tephritid gut-associated bacteria communities and host intrinsic and environmental factors that influence the microbiome structures. Diverse members of Enterobacteriaceae, most commonly Klebsiella and Enterobacter bacteria, are prevalent in fruit flies guts. Roles played by gut bacteria in host nutrition, development, physiology and resistance to insecticides and pathogens are also addressed. This review provides an overview of fruit fly microbiome structure and points to diverse roles that it can play in fly physiology and survival. It also considers potential use of this knowledge for the control of economically important fruit flies, including the sterile insect technique and cue-lure baiting.

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Virgilio, M., T. Backeljau, R. Emeleme, J. L. Juakali, and M. De Meyer. "A quantitative comparison of frugivorous tephritids (Diptera: Tephritidae) in tropical forests and rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo." Bulletin of Entomological Research 101, no. 5 (May 4, 2011): 591–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485311000216.

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AbstractMost of the current knowledge about African tephritids originates from studies performed in agricultural areas, while information about their distribution in pristine or moderately disturbed environments is extremely scarce. This study aims at (i) describing levels of spatial variability of frugivorous tephritids in tropical forests and small rural villages of the Congo River basin and (ii) verifying if human-mediated activities, such as small-scale agriculture and trade, can affect their distribution patterns. Four locations were sampled along a 250 km stretch of the Congo River. At each location, pristine and disturbed habitats (i.e. tropical forests and small rural villages, respectively) were sampled, with three replicate sites in each combination of habitat and location. Sampling with modified McPhail traps baited with four different attractants yielded 819 tephritid specimens of 29 species from seven genera (Bactrocera, Carpophthoromyia, Ceratitis, Dacus, Celidodacus, Perilampsis, Trirhithrum). The three most abundant species sampled (Dacus bivittatus, D. punctatifrons, Bactrocera invadens) showed significant variations in abundance across locations and sites and accounted for 98.29% of the overall dissimilarity between habitats. Assemblages differed among locations and sites while they showed significant differences between pristine and disturbed habitats in two out of the four locations. This study shows that frugivorous tephritids in central Congo have remarkably patchy distributions with differences among locations and sites representing the main source of variability. Our data show that, in rural villages of central Democratic Republic of Congo, human activities, such as small-scale agriculture and local commerce, are not always sufficient to promote differences between the tephritid assemblages of villages and those of the surrounding tropical forests.

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McQuate, Grant T., Charmaine D. Sylva, and Nicanor J. Liquido. "Natural Field Infestation of Mangifera casturi and Mangifera lalijiwa by Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)." International Journal of Insect Science 9 (January 1, 2017): 117954331771773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179543317717735.

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Mango, Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), is a crop cultivated pantropically. There are, however, many other Mangifera spp (“mango relatives”) which have much more restricted distributions and are poorly known but have potential to produce mango-like fruits in areas where mangoes do not grow well or could be tapped in mango breeding programs. Because of the restricted distribution of many of the Mangifera spp, there has also been limited data collected on susceptibility of their fruits to infestation by tephritid fruit flies which is important to know for concerns both for quality of production and for quarantine security of fruit exports. Here, we report on natural field infestation by the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), of two mango relatives native to Indonesia: Mangifera casturi and Mangifera lalijiwa. Rates of infestation of fruits of these two Mangifera spp by tephritid fruit flies have not previously been reported.

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Mcquate, Grant T., Peter A. Follett, Nicanor J. Liquido, and Charmaine D. Sylva. "Assessment of Navel Oranges, Clementine Tangerines, and Rutaceous Fruits as Hosts of Bactrocera cucurbitae and Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae)." International Journal of Insect Science 7 (January 2015): IJIS.S20069. http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/ijis.s20069.

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Export of Citrus spp. fruits may require risk mitigation measures if grown in areas with established tephritid fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations capable of infesting the fruits. The host status of Citrus spp. fruits is unclear for two tephritid fruit fly species whose geographic ranges have expanded in recent years: melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Cocquillett), and Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel). In no choice cage infestation studies, B. latifrons oviposited into intact and punctured Washington navel oranges ( Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) and Clementine tangerines ( C. reticulata L. var. Clementine), but eggs rarely developed to the adult stage. B. cucurbitae readily infested intact and punctured tangerines, and to a lesser extent punctured oranges, but did not infest intact oranges. Limited cage infestation and only a single literature report of field Citrus spp. infestation suggest that risk mitigation of Citrus spp. for B. latifrons is not needed. Risk mitigation options of Citrus spp. for B. cucurbitae, including heat and cold treatments and systems approaches, are discussed.

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Namin, S., J. Nozari, and Gh Rasoulian. "The Fruit Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Tehran Province, with New Records for Iranian Fauna." Vestnik Zoologii 44, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): e-20-e-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10058-010-0003-0.

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The Fruit Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Tehran Province, with New Records for Iranian FaunaAs the result of studies of the tephritid flies in Tehran Province (Iran) in 2008-2009, 38 species of 22 genera are found to occur in this region; altogether 47 species are listed; of them, 9 species and 2 genera (ChetostomaandXyphosia) are recorded for the first time for Iranian fauna. In addition,Steptorrhamphus tuberosusis reported as a new host plant forEnsina sonchi.

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PENADO, ANDREIA, JOHN SMIT, ANTÓNIO FRANQUINHO AGUIAR, DÉLIA CRAVO, CARLA REGO, RENATA SANTOS, and MÁRIO BOIEIRO. "The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey." Zootaxa 4810, no. 3 (July 13, 2020): 559–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11.

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A checklist of the tephritid fauna (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Madeira archipelago is presented, including 17 known species and new distribution records for Porto Santo and Desertas Islands. An identification key to Madeira Tephritidae species with detailed illustrations is also provided. A new species of Oedosphenella Frey 1936, discovered in Madeira Island in 2004, is described as Oedosphenella bob sp. n. This genus is redefined and a key to the known species is provided. Comparative morphological analysis revealed that Bevismyia basuto Munro 1957 from Malawi should be included in the genus Oedosphenella. Therefore, we consider the genus name Oedosphenella Frey 1936 to be a senior synonym of Bevismyia Munro 1957 syn.n.

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Estes, Anne M., David J. Hearn, Judith L. Bronstein, and Elizabeth A. Pierson. "The Olive Fly Endosymbiont, “Candidatus Erwinia dacicola,” Switches from an Intracellular Existence to an Extracellular Existence during Host Insect Development." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75, no. 22 (September 18, 2009): 7097–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.00778-09.

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ABSTRACT As polyphagous, holometabolous insects, tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) provide a unique habitat for endosymbiotic bacteria, especially those microbes associated with the digestive system. Here we examine the endosymbiont of the olive fly [Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae)], a tephritid of great economic importance. “Candidatus Erwinia dacicola” was found in the digestive systems of all life stages of wild olive flies from the southwestern United States. PCR and microscopy demonstrated that “Ca. Erwinia dacicola” resided intracellularly in the gastric ceca of the larval midgut but extracellularly in the lumen of the foregut and ovipositor diverticulum of adult flies. “Ca. Erwinia dacicola” is one of the few nonpathogenic endosymbionts that transitions between intracellular and extracellular lifestyles during specific stages of the host's life cycle. Another unique feature of the olive fly endosymbiont is that unlike obligate endosymbionts of monophagous insects, “Ca. Erwinia dacicola” has a G+C nucleotide composition similar to those of closely related plant-pathogenic and free-living bacteria. These two characteristics of “Ca. Erwinia dacicola,” the ability to transition between intracellular and extracellular lifestyles and a G+C nucleotide composition similar to those of free-living relatives, may facilitate survival in a changing environment during the development of a polyphagous, holometabolous host. We propose that insect-bacterial symbioses should be classified based on the environment that the host provides to the endosymbiont (the endosymbiont environment).

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YARAN, MEHMET, and VEDAT GÖRMEZ. "A new species of Tephritis Latreille, 1804 (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Turkey." Zootaxa 4838, no. 2 (August 26, 2020): 283–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4838.2.8.

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Tephritis Latreille 1804 is one of the largest genera of Tephritini (Diptera: Tephritidae). In this study, undescribed specimens of Tephritis were collected from Bayburt province of Turkey and described as Tephritis kutuki sp. nov. The paper presents a diagnosis, description and also morphological characteristic figures of the new species. The holotype and paratypes are pinned and deposited in the collection of the Entomology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey (GUGT).

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Layodé, Babatoundé Ferdinand Rodolphe, Alexis Onzo, and Miriam Frida Karlsson. "Watermelon-infesting Tephritidae fruit fly guild and parasitism by Psyttalia phaeostigma (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)." International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 40, no. 1 (November 14, 2019): 157–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42690-019-00066-x.

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AbstractAn ecological guild of Tephritidae fruit flies exploits cucurbit vegetable fruits, tremendously reducing their production worldwide. Knowledge of the composition of the guild of infesting flies in the field and information on their natural enemy species, might improve pest management strategies. Our aim was therefore to identify Tephritidae species infesting the watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai in the Republic of Benin. Morphological and molecular identification of parasitoid species present in the field collections was also done. Infested watermelons were sampled in one of the main watermelon-production areas in the country. Adult tephritid flies emerging from watermelons were identified as Dacus bivittatus (Bigot), D. ciliatus Loew, D. punctatifrons Karsch, D. vertebratus Bezzi, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillet), and Ceratitis cosyra (Walker). In this study period, D. vertebratus was consistently the most abundant species emerging from watermelon. Dacus ciliatus was the second most common species followed by Z. cucurbitae. The number of emerging fruit flies per kilogram of watermelon varied with collection date and month, and was most variable for D. vertebratus. Parasitism in the fruit flies was 1.6 ± 6.4% and occurred through one wasp species that was identified as Psyttalia phaeostigma Wilkinson (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). This solitary parasitoid is closely related to other members of the P. concolor species complex, some of which are used in biological control. Problems associated with identifying Psyttalia species and possibility of using this wasp as a biological control agent against tephritid flies were discussed.

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Stonehouse, John M., John D. Mumford, and Ghulam Mustafa. "Economic losses to tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Pakistan." Crop Protection 17, no. 2 (March 1998): 159–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0261-2194(97)00091-4.

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Dias, Vanessa S., Guy J. Hallman, Olga Y. Martínez-Barrera, Nick V. Hurtado, Amanda A. S. Cardoso, Andrew G. Parker, Luis A. Caravantes, et al. "Modified Atmosphere Does Not Reduce the Efficacy of Phytosanitary Irradiation Doses Recommended for Tephritid Fruit Flies." Insects 11, no. 6 (June 15, 2020): 371. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11060371.

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Phytosanitary irradiation (PI) has been successfully used to disinfest fresh commodities and facilitate international agricultural trade. Critical aspects that may reduce PI efficacy must be considered to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of approved treatment schedules. One factor that can potentially reduce PI efficacy is irradiation under low oxygen conditions. This factor is particularly important because storage and packaging of horticultural commodities under low oxygen levels constitute practices widely used to preserve their quality and extend their shelf life. Hence, international organizations and regulatory agencies have considered the uncertainties regarding the efficacy of PI doses for insects infesting fresh commodities stored under low oxygen levels as a rationale for restricting PI application under modified atmosphere. Our research examines the extent to which low oxygen treatments can reduce the efficacy of phytosanitary irradiation for tephritids naturally infesting fruits. The effects of normoxia (21% O2), hypoxia (~5% O2), and severe hypoxia (< 0.5% O2) on radiation sensitivity of third instars of Anastrepha fraterculus (sensu lato), A. ludens (Loew), Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) were evaluated and compared at several gamma radiation doses. Our findings suggest that, compared to normoxia, hypoxic and severe-hypoxic conditioning before and during irradiation can increase adult emergence and contribute to advancement of larval development of tephritid fruit flies only at low radiation doses that are not used as phytosanitary treatments. With phytosanitary irradiation doses approved internationally for several tephritids, low oxygen treatments applied before and during irradiation did not increase the emergence rates of any fruit fly species evaluated, and all treated insects died as coarctate larvae. Thus, the findings of our research support a re-evaluation of restrictions related to phytosanitary irradiation application under modified atmospheres targeting tephritid fruit flies.

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Follett, Peter A., Fay E. M. Haynes, and Bernard C. Dominiak. "Host Suitability Index for Polyphagous Tephritid Fruit Flies." Journal of Economic Entomology 114, no. 3 (March 14, 2021): 1021–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab035.

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Abstract Tephritid fruit flies are major economic pests for fruit production and are an impediment to international trade. Different host fruits are known to vary in their suitability for fruit flies to complete their life cycle. Currently, international regulatory standards that define the likely legal host status for tephritid fruit flies categorize fruits as a natural host, a conditional host, or a nonhost. For those fruits that are natural or conditional hosts, infestation rate can vary as a spectrum ranging from highly attractive fruits supporting large numbers of fruit flies to very poor hosts supporting low numbers. Here, we propose a Host Suitability Index (HSI), which divides the host status of natural and conditional hosts into five categories based on the log infestation rate (number of flies per kilogram of fruit) ranging from very poor (<0.1), poor (0.1–1.0), moderately good (1.0–10.0), good (10–100), and very good (>100). Infestation rates may be determined by field sampling or cage infestation studies. We illustrate the concept of this index using 21 papers that examine the host status of fruits in five species of polyphagous fruit flies in the Pacific region: Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel), Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae). This general-purpose index may be useful in developing systems approaches that rely on poor host status, for determining surveillance and detection protocols for potential incursions, and to guide the appropriate regulatory response during fruit fly outbreaks.

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Willhoeft, Ute, and Gerald Franz. "Comparison of the mitotic karyotypes of Ceratitis capitata, Ceratitis rosa, and Trirhithrum coffeae (Diptera: Tephritidae) by C-banding and FISH." Genome 39, no. 5 (October 1, 1996): 884–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/g96-111.

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The sex chromosomes of the tephritid fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) are heteromorphic. The male-determining region was located on the Y chromosome by deletion mapping using unbalanced offspring from several translocation strains. In addition, we showed that only 15% of the Y chromosome is required for male determination and male fertility. Based on this result, we expected to find Y-chromosomal length polymorphism in natural populations. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization with two repetitive DNA probes that label the Y chromosome, no obvious size differences were detected in seven wild-type strains and three mutant strains. As the medfly is probably of East African origin, we also analyzed two wild-type strains established recently from pupae sampled in Kenya. The Y chromosomes show a polymorphism in the hybridization pattern of a repetitive Y-specific medfly clone. However, the overall size of the Y chromosome is similar to that of the other strains. Besides C. capitata, the tephritid fruit flies Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch and Trirhithrum coffeae Bezzi also emerged from pupae sampled in Kenya. Their karyotype was analyzed by C-banding. Furthermore, the ribosomal genes were mapped to the sex chromosomes in these two species. Key words : Ceratitis capitata, Tephritidae, C-Banding, FISH, rDNA.

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Kozánek, M., and A. Belcari. "The structure of the female postabdomen and associated sensilla of tephritoid flies (Diptera: Tephritoidea)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 80, no. 8 (August 1, 2002): 1389–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z02-114.

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The external morphology of Tephritoidea was studied, including the types and distribution of sensilla on the female postabdomen. The complex oviposition behavior of tephritoid flies has resulted in extensive morphological modifications of the female postabdominal segments and the formation of characteristic distribution patterns of sensilla. The study revealed three morphologically distinct types of postabdomen in Tephritoidea: otitid, tephritid, and pyrgotid. The possible physiological functions of the major morphological adaptations and the homologies of segments of the post abdomen are discussed. The results confirm the present conception of the superfamily Tephritoidea, with the exception of Piophilidae. The morphological differences found in the female terminalia of Piophilidae indicate that inclusion of this family within Tephritoidea should be reconsidered.

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Fernandes, Geraldo W., Peter W. Price, Silmary J. Gonçalves-Alvim, Timoty P. Craig, and Douglas Yanega. "Response of the galling insect Aciurina trixa Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) to host plant quality." Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 29, no. 3 (September 2000): 423–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0301-80592000000300005.

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Female host plant selection, oviposition behavior, and offspring performance of the gall-forming tephritid Aciurina trixa Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) on NPK-fertilized and control plants of Chrysothamnus nauseosus hololeucus Pall. (Britton) (Asteraceae) were studied in northern Arizona, USA. There was no statistically significant difference in the proportion of females that selected control versus fertilized plants, and between the time to accept control versus treatment plants. Females laid fewer eggs and spent a longer time ovipositing on control plants than on treatment plants. Larval performance (measured as time of first gall appearance on plant, gall diameter, and larval weight) was not statistically different between fertilized and control plants (P > 0.05).

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Zeni, Valeria, Giovanni Benelli, Orlando Campolo, Giulia Giunti, Vincenzo Palmeri, Filippo Maggi, Roberto Rizzo, Gabriella Lo Verde, Andrea Lucchi, and Angelo Canale. "Toxics or Lures? Biological and Behavioral Effects of Plant Essential Oils on Tephritidae Fruit Flies." Molecules 26, no. 19 (September 29, 2021): 5898. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26195898.

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The family Tephritidae (Diptera) includes species that are highly invasive and harmful to crops. Due to globalization, international trade, and human displacement, their spread is continuously increasing. Unfortunately, the control of tephritid flies is still closely linked to the use of synthetic insecticides, which are responsible for detrimental effects on the environment and human health. Recently, research is looking for alternative and more eco-friendly tools to be adopted in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. In this regard, essential oils (EOs) and their main compounds represent a promising alternative to chemical insecticides. EOs are made up of phytoconstituents formed from the secondary metabolism of many plants and can act as attractants or toxics, depending on the dose. Because of this unique characteristic, EOs and their main constituents are promising tools that can be used both in Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs and in the “lure and kill” technique, exploiting the attractiveness of the product in the former case and its toxicity in the latter. In this article, current knowledge on the biological and behavioral effects of EOs and their main constituents on tephritid fruit flies is reviewed, mainly focusing on species belonging to the Anastrepha, Bactrocera, Ceratitis, and Zeugodacus genera. The mechanisms of action of EOs, their real-world applications, and challenges related to their use in IPM are critically discussed.

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Hanna, Rachid, Désiré Gnanvossou, Georg Goergen, Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Komi K. M. Fiaboe, and Abiola I. Agnontchémè. "Efficiency of Food-Based Attractants for Monitoring Tephritid Fruit Flies Diversity and Abundance in Mango Systems Across Three West African Agro-Ecological Zones." Journal of Economic Entomology 113, no. 2 (December 18, 2019): 860–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz338.

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Abstract Food baits are effective and widely used tools for monitoring diversity and abundance of tephritid fruit flies. Four food-baits—Nulure, BioLure, Mazoferm at 3 and 6%, and Torula yeast—were used in multi-lure traps over a 4-yr period in mango orchards in three Benin agro-ecological zones (AEZ) representing a large swath of environments in western Africa. Twelve tephritid fruit fly species were captured during the trials, with the highest richness in the Forest Savannah Mosaic (FSM), followed by the Southern Guinea Savannah (SGS), and the Northern Guinea Savannah (NGS) AEZ. Despite previous reports of displacement, the native species Ceratitis cosyra remained the dominant tephritid species in mango orchards in the NGS, with the invasive and exotic species Bactrocera dorsalis dominating the tephritid fauna in the SGS and FSM. Torula yeast captured the greatest number of fruit flies in each AEZ. Mazoferm-3% captures were similar to Torula yeast, except for lower captures in the NGS where it tended to harden. The rank order of relative efficiency indices (REI) of the food baits (relative to Torula yeast) is Mazoferm-3% > Nulure > Mazoferm-6% and BioLure. The latter captured more Ceratitis spp. than all the other baits, particularly at very low Ceratitis spp. abundance. To our knowledge, the study is the first to report relative efficiency indices for the selection of food baits in monitoring diversity and abundance of fruit flies. Ecological and practical implications for the use of food baits in comparison with male lures are discussed.

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Evstigneev, D. A., and A. A. Przhiboro. "New records of flies of the genus Tephritis (Diptera: Tephritidae) from the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, with notes on other tephritid species." Zoosystematica Rossica 30, no. 1 (April 14, 2021): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2021.30.1.13.

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New distributional data are provided for four species of the genus Tephritis Latreille, 1804, Sphenella marginata (Fallén, 1814) and Ensina sonchi (Linnaeus, 1767) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Tephritis separata Rondani, 1871 and T. mutabilis Merz, 1992 are recorded for the first time from Armenia and Transcaucasia, T. anthrax S. Korneyev et Evstigneev, 2019, from North Ossetia, and T. valida (Loew, 1858), from North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Host plants are recorded for the larvae of each species, with Leontodon asperrimus (Willd.) Endl. being recorded for the first time as a host plant of T. mutabilis, and Caucasalia macrophylla (M. Bieb.) B. Nord. (= Senecio platyphyllus DC.) and Senecio kolenatianus C.A. Mey., as host plants of S. marginata. The morphological details of all six species of flies are illustrated in colour photos.

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Vontas, John, Pedro Hernández-Crespo, John T. Margaritopoulos, Félix Ortego, Hai-Tung Feng, Kostas D. Mathiopoulos, and Ju-Chun Hsu. "Insecticide resistance in Tephritid flies." Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 100, no. 3 (July 2011): 199–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.04.004.

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Garrido-Jurado, Inmaculada, Enrique Quesada-Moraga, and Meelad Yousef-Yousef. "Short communication: Zizyphus fruit fly (Carpomya incompleta (Becker), Diptera: Tephritidae) is expanding its range in Europe." Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 20, no. 4 (October 27, 2022): e10SC02. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2022204-18961.

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Aim of study: To identify a new pest of jujube reported by the farmers in Spain. Area of study: The Iberian Peninsula (Spain). Material and methods: The insects were identified according to the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) gene and the main morphological features of this tephritid species, including the ocellar seta, the mesonotum and apical crossband in winds. Main results: Based on morphological characterization the insects were identified as Carpomya incompleta (Becker) (Diptera: Tephritidae), which was confirmed by the phylogenetic analysis with more than 94% of identity. Besides, the distance analysis showed very low intraspecific divergence in C. incompleta sequences. Research highlights: We report the presence of the zizyphus fruit fly in Spain for the first time. This presence has been reported to the Early Warning Systems on Alien Invasive Species of the Andalusian Government (Spain).

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Nanga Nanga, Samuel, Rachid Hanna, Apollin Fotso Kuate, Komi K. M. Fiaboe, Ibrahim Nchoutnji, Michel Ndjab, Désiré Gnanvossou, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, and Champlain Djieto-Lordon. "Tephritid Fruit Fly Species Composition, Seasonality, and Fruit Infestations in Two Central African Agro-Ecological Zones." Insects 13, no. 11 (November 13, 2022): 1045. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13111045.

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Bactrocera dorsalis and several Africa-native Ceratitis species are serious constraints to fruit production in sub-Saharan Africa. A long-term trapping and fruit collection study was conducted (2011–2016) in two contrasting agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of Cameroon to determine fruit fly species composition, seasonality, attraction to various lures and baits, and fruit infestation levels. Ten tephritid species from genera Bactrocera, Ceratitis, Dacus, and Perilampsis were captured in traps. Bactrocera dorsalis was the most dominant of the trapped species and persisted throughout the year, with peak populations in May–June. Ceratitis spp. were less abundant than B. dorsalis, with Ceratitis anonae dominating in the western highland zone and Ceratitis cosyra in the humid forest zone. Methyl eugenol and terpinyl acetate captured more B. dorsalis and Ceratitis spp., respectively than Torula yeast. The latter was the most effective food bait on all tephritid species compared with BioLure and Mazoferm. Bactrocera dorsalis was the dominant species emerging from incubated fruits, particularly mango, guava, and wild mango. Four plant species—I. wombolu, Dacryodes edulis, Voacanga Africana and Trichoscypha abut—were new host records for B. dorsalis. This study is the first long-duration and comprehensive assessment of frugivorous tephritid species composition, fruit infestations, and seasonality in Central Africa.

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Shcherbakov, Mikhail V. "A review of leaf-miner tephritid flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the south-eastern part of West Siberia, Russia." Acta Biologica Sibirica 6 (December 17, 2020): 637–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e59735.

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Eleven leaf-miner tephritid fly species from 7 genera are reviewed for four regions in the south-eastern part of West Siberia, Russia, namely Tomskaya and Kemerovskaya Oblasts, Altaiskii Krai, and Republics of Altai and Khakassia. The share of leaf-miner species in the tephritid fly fauna of the region is 10.2%. Cornutrypeta svetlanae Richter & Shcherbakov, 2000, recorded from four regions, is the most numerous and widely distributed species preferring forest belt in the mountains of Kuznetskii Alatau (Kemerovskaya Oblast and Khakassia), North Altai (Republic of Altai) and West Altai (Altaiskii Krai). Two species are registered in only one region, namely Cornutrypeta spinifrons (Schroeder, 1913) in the forest belt of the Kuznetskii Alatau mountains (Kemerovskaya Oblast) and Hemilea dimidiata (Costa, 1844) in the forest meadows of Tomskaya Oblast. The rarest species in the region are Cornutrypeta spinifrons (Schroeder, 1913) and Trypeta zoe Meigen, 1826 known by single or several specimens only. Comments on the distribution and trophic relation of all the species are provided.

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Carey, James R., and Freerk Molleman. "Reproductive aging in tephritid fruit flies." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1204, no. 1 (August 2010): 139–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05530.x.

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Kurtca, Mehmet, Ibrahim Tumen, Hasan Keskin, Nurhayat Tabanca, Xiangbing Yang, Betul Demirci, and Paul E. Kendra. "Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Leaves and Fruits of Juniperus foetidissima and Their Attractancy and Toxicity to Two Economically Important Tephritid Fruit Fly Species, Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha suspensa." Molecules 26, no. 24 (December 11, 2021): 7504. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26247504.

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The present study analyzed the chemical composition of Juniperus foetidissima Willd. essential oils (EOs) and evaluated their attractancy and toxicity to two agriculturally important tephritid fruit flies. The composition of hydrodistilled EOs obtained from leaves (JFLEO) and fruits (JFFEO) of J. foetidissima was analyzed by GC–FID and GC–MS. The main compounds were α-pinene (45%) and cedrol (18%) in the JFLEO and α-pinene (42%), α-thujone (12%), and β-thujone (25%) in the JFFEO. In behavioral bioassays of the male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), both JFLEO and JFFEO showed strong attraction comparable to that observed with two positive controls, Melaleuca alternifolia and Tetradenia riparia EOs. In topical bioassays of the female Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), the toxicity of JFFEO was two-fold higher than that of JFLEO, with the LD50 values being 10.46 and 22.07 µg/µL, respectively. This could be due to differences in chemical components between JFLEO and JFFEO. The JFFEO was dominated by 48% monoterpene hydrocarbons (MH) and 46% oxygenated monoterpenes (OM), while JFLEO consisted of 57% MH, 18% OM, and 20% oxygenated sesquiterpenes (OS). This is the first study to evaluate the attractancy and toxicity of J. foetidissima EOs to tephritid fruit flies. Our results indicate that JFFEO has the potential for application to the management of pest tephritid species, and further investigation is warranted.

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Evstigneev, D. A. "Terellia arailerica sp. n. – a new species of tephritid flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Armenia." Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 17, no. 1 (2021): 105–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.23885/181433262021171-105108.

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Xia, Yulu, Gecheng Ouyang, Xingli Ma, Bohua Hou, Jinghao Huang, Hanqing Hu, and Guocheng Fan. "Trapping tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus groves of Fujian Province of China." Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 23, no. 4 (December 2020): 879–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2020.06.005.

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Evstigneev, D. A., and N. V. Glukhova. "First records of two species of Tephritidae and one species of Platystomatidae (Diptera) from Transcaucasia." Zoosystematica Rossica 29, no. 1 (June 30, 2020): 155–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.1.155.

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Two species of Tephritidae, Tephritis conyzifoliae Merz, 1992 and Tephritomyia lauta (Loew, 1869), and one species of Platystomatidae, Platystoma dimidiatum Hendel, 1913, are recorded for the first time from Armenia and Transcaucasia at large. The larvae of T. conyzifoliae develop in two species of Crepis, C. pannonica (Jacq.) K. Koch and C. ciliata C. Koch. The latter species is recorded for the first time as a host plant of T. conyzifoliae. Tephritomyia lauta were reared from Echinops sp. The morphological details of all three species of flies are illustrated in colour photos, as well as the host plants of the two species of tephritids.

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Segura, M. D., C. Callejas, M. P. Fernández, and M. D. Ochando. "New contributions towards the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships among economically important fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)." Bulletin of Entomological Research 96, no. 3 (June 2006): 279–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/ber2006425.

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AbstractFruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are a species-rich and economically important group. The phylogenetic relationships among the many taxa are still to be fully resolved and the monophyly of several groups is still to be confirmed. This paper reports a study of the phylogenetic relationships among 23 economically important tephritid species (representing several major lineages of the family) which examines the sequence of a region of mitochondrial DNA encompassing the cytb, tRNASer and ND1 genes. Substitutions characteristic of particular taxa were found that could help classify members of the family at any developmental stage. The trees obtained by the maximum parsimony, neighbour joining and maximum likelihood methods were generally compatible with present morphological classification patterns. However, the data reveal some characteristics of the phylogenetic relationships of this family that do not agree with present classifications. The results support the probable non-monophyletic nature of the subfamily Trypetinae and suggest that Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillet) is more closely related to the genus Dacus than to other species of Bactrocera.

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Onah, Ikechukwu Eugene, Joseph Effiong Eyo, and DeMar Taylor. "Population dynamics and distribution of exotic and native frugivorous insects of citrus in Nsukka, Nigeria." Polish Journal of Entomology 90, no. 3 - Ahead of print (September 30, 2021): 106–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.0173.

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Invasion of the exotic Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) (Tephritidae) has drastically reduced the abundance and distribution of native Ceratitis anonae Graham, 1908 (Tephritidae) and false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick, 1913) (Tortricidae) in Nigeria. There is an overlap in resource use among the three frugivorous insects which could result in interspecific competition. Knowledge of the population dynamics and distribution of the three frugivorous insects in the study area is lacking and such data are indispensable for effective management of the tephritid and tortricid pests. The population dynamics and distribution of the three frugivorous insects were investigated to predict the route of invasion and the outcome of interactions among the three frugivorous insects. Bactrocera dorsalis occurred in all the seven Local Government Areas (LGAs) sampled while C. anonae and T. leucotreta occurred together in two LGAs and separately in two other LGAs. The population of B. dorsalis is significantly higher than either C. anonae or T. leucotreta in the study area. The three frugivorous insects are negatively associated with one another but only the association between B. dorsalis and C. anonae was significantly different. Bactrocera dorsalis invaded the study area from southern Nigeria and C. anonae is being driven towards northern Nigeria.

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Armstrong, John W., James D. Hansen, Benjamin K. S. Hu, and Steven A. Brown. "High-Temperature, Forced-Air Quarantine Treatment for Papayas Infested with Tephritid Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)." Journal of Economic Entomology 82, no. 6 (December 1, 1989): 1667–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/82.6.1667.

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Stark, John D., Roger I. Vargas, and Ronald K. Thalman. "Azadirachtin: Effects on Metamorphosis, Longevity, and Reproduction of Three Tephritid Fruit Fly Species (Diptera: Tephritidae)." Journal of Economic Entomology 83, no. 6 (December 1, 1990): 2168–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/83.6.2168.

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Thibout, É., D. Pierre, N. Mondy, C. Lecomte, J. C. Biémont, and J. Auger. "Host-plant finding by the asparagus fly, Plioreocepta poeciloptera (Diptera: Tephritidae), a monophagous, monovoltine tephritid." Bulletin of Entomological Research 95, no. 5 (October 2005): 393–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/ber2005370.

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AbstractThe role of various olfactory and visual stimuli was studied in host-plant finding by the asparagus fly Plioreocepta poeciloptera (Schrank), a monophagous monovoltine tephritid causing serious damage to asparagus spears. Volatiles released by asparagus plants were extracted by diethyl ether after cryotrapping concentration, and identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Twelve of the 13 compounds identified were tested using electroantennography to measure the response of the fly. Behavioural response was analysed using two different flight tunnels according to circadian rhythm, age and sex of adults, presence of the plant and of different coloured lures, presence of a male congener, or exposure to four pure asparagus odour compounds that elicited responses in electroantennography, i.e. hexanal, (E)-2-hexenal, (Z)-2-hexen-1-ol and decanal. Data showed that males locate the host plant more quickly than females. Females are attracted mainly by the blend of plant odour and male pheromone. Both sexes respond to a complex of stimuli only during the afternoon. These findings will be helpful in developing new and effective approaches to control this pest insect.

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Diamantidis, A. D., J. R. Carey, and N. T. Papadopoulos. "Life-history evolution of an invasive tephritid." Journal of Applied Entomology 132, no. 9-10 (December 2008): 695–705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01325.x.

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Scolari, F., M. F. Schetelig, P. Gabrieli, P. Siciliano, L. M. Gomulski, N. Karam, E. A. Wimmer, A. R. Malacrida, and G. Gasperi. "Insect transgenesis applied to tephritid pest control." Journal of Applied Entomology 132, no. 9-10 (December 2008): 820–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01347.x.

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Headrick, D. H., and R. D. Goeden. "THE BIOLOGY OF NONFRUGIVOROUS TEPHRITID FRUIT FLIES." Annual Review of Entomology 43, no. 1 (January 1998): 217–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.217.

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Jeltsch, F., Ch Wissel, S. Eber, and R. Brandl. "Oscillating dispersal patterns of tephritid fly populations." Ecological Modelling 60, no. 1 (January 1992): 63–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3800(92)90013-5.

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Papadopoulos, Nikos T., Richard E. Plant, and James R. Carey. "From trickle to flood: the large-scale, cryptic invasion of California by tropical fruit flies." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280, no. 1768 (October 7, 2013): 20131466. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1466.

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Since 1954, when the first tropical tephritid fruit fly was detected in California, a total of 17 species in four genera and 11 386 individuals (adults/larvae) have been detected in the state at more than 3348 locations in 330 cities. We conclude from spatial mapping analyses of historical capture patterns and modelling that, despite the 250+ emergency eradication projects that have been directed against these pests by state and federal agencies, a minimum of five and as many as nine or more tephritid species are established and widespread, including the Mediterranean, Mexican and oriental fruit flies, and possibly the peach, guava and melon fruit flies. We outline and discuss the evidence for our conclusions, with particular attention to the incremental, chronic and insidious nature of the invasion, which involves ultra-small, barely detectable populations. We finish by considering the implications of our results for invasion biology and for science-based invasion policy.

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GUIMARÃES, JORGE A., FABIANA E. GALLARDO, NORMA BEATRIZ DIAZ, and ROBERTO A. ZUCCHI. "Eucoilinae species (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) parasitoids of fruit-infesting dipterous larvae in Brazil: identity, geographical distribution and host associations." Zootaxa 278, no. 1 (August 29, 2003): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.278.1.1.

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The Eucoilinae (Cynipoidea, Figitidae) are koinobiont endoparasitoids of dipterous larvae and along with the Opiinae (Braconidae) they are the most important natural enemies of the frugivorous flies (Tephritidae, Lonchaeidae and Drosophilidae). This paper deals with the identity, geographical distribution and host associations of eucoiline species with these biological characteristics in Brazil and provides a key for their identification. Eight species are studied, namely: Lopheucoila anastrephae (Rohwer, 1919), Odontosema anastrephae Borgmeier, 1935; Tropideucoila weldi Costa Lima, 1940, Aganaspis pelleranoi (Brèthes, 1924), A. nordlanderi Wharton, 1998, Trybliographa infuscata Gallardo, Diaz & Uchôa, 2000, Dicerataspis grenadensis Ashmead, 1896 and Leptopilina boulardi (Barbotin, Carton & Kelner-Pillaut, 1979). New geographic records for Brazil are provided for L. anastrephae, T. weldi, D. grenadensis, O. anastrephae, T. infuscata and L. boulardi. Bionomic observations suggest that A. pelleranoi is the species most frequently associated with tephritid flies and probably, the most useful as a biological control agent. Lopheucoila anastrephae is an important parasitoid of lonchaeids and D. grenadensis and L. boulardi are natural enemies of drosophilids.

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Follett, Peter A., Thomas W. Phillips, John W. Armstrong, and James H. Moy. "Generic Phytosanitary Radiation Treatment for Tephritid Fruit Flies Provides Quarantine Security for Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae)." Journal of Economic Entomology 104, no. 5 (October 1, 2011): 1509–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ec11141.

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Dodson, Gary. "Lek Mating System and Large Male Aggressive Advantage in a Gall-forming Tephritid Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)." Ethology 72, no. 2 (April 26, 2010): 99–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1986.tb00610.x.

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VAN HOUDT, J. K. J., F. C. BREMAN, M. VIRGILIO, and M. DE MEYER. "Recovering full DNA barcodes from natural history collections of Tephritid fruitflies (Tephritidae, Diptera) using mini barcodes." Molecular Ecology Resources 10, no. 3 (April 6, 2010): 459–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02800.x.

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Dickens, J. C., W. G. Hart, D. M. Light, and E. B. Jang. "Tephritid Olfaction: Morphology of the Antennae of Four Tropical Species of Economic Importance (Diptera: Tephritidae)1." Annals of the Entomological Society of America 81, no. 2 (March 1, 1988): 325–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aesa/81.2.325.

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Rempoulakis, P., S. Sela (Saldinger), E. Nemny-Lavy, R. Pinto, A. Birke, and D. Nestel. "Microbial composition affects the performance of an artificial Tephritid larval diet." Bulletin of Entomological Research 108, no. 4 (September 20, 2017): 434–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485317000943.

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AbstractThe present study investigated the patterns of microorganisms in an artificial larval diet during Dacus ciliatus (Diptera; Tephritidae) larval development. Microbial population contents in the diet of total heterotrophic bacteria, yeast and molds, coliform and lactobacilli, and their dynamics during development, were monitored. Initially, the microbial composition in diet trays failing to produce viable pupae and in trays successfully producing pupae and adult flies was characterized. The failing diet trays contained large populations of lactobacilli that increased during larval development, and low populations of coliforms. In contrast, the successful diet showed an increasing population of coliforms and a low, or undetected, population of lactobacilli. To study the hypothesis that lactobacilli affect D. ciliatus larval development, we conducted controlled inoculation experiments in which Lactobacillus plantarum was added into fresh diet at the time of egg seeding. L. plantarum inoculated trays showed no production of D. ciliatus. Control trays without lactobacilli inoculation showed variable results. One tray successfully produced viable pupae and adults, and showed a slight and slow increase in the indigenous populations of lactobacilli. The second tray, however, failed to produce pupae and showed a fast increase of the indigenous lactobacilli to very high levels. Monitored pH trends in L. plantarum-inoculated diet showed a sharp pH decrease during the first 4 days of larval development from 5 to less than 4 units, while successful diet, producing viable D. ciliatus pupae and adults, showed a moderate pH drop during most of the larval development period. The paper discusses the possible ecological interactions between D. ciliatus larvae, the microbial content of the diet and the physical properties of the diet. The discussion also points out at the usefulness of this approach in understanding and managing mass production parameters of tephritid fruit flies industrial diets used for Sterile Insect Technique.

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