Irradiation can be used as an insect pest management technique to reduce post-harvest
yield losses. It causes major physiological changes, impairing insect development and …

The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), is an important destructive pest
worldwide. Functional studies of the genes associated with development and reproduction …

Radiation is considered as a promising insect pest control strategy for minimizing
postharvest yield losses. Among various techniques, irradiation is a method of choice as it …

Simple Summary Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a severe insect pest of
numerous fruits and crops worldwide. Using the Illumina Hiseq 2000 platform, we generated …

Ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation, the major component of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation
reaching the earth's surface, leads to negative effects in insects, such as oxidative stress …

Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme heat events. Zeugodacus
cucurbitae (Coquillett) is an important tropical pest that typically changes its reproductive …

Cucurbits are important economic plants that are attacked by numerous pests, among which
the melon fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae is extremely problematic. New sustainable pest control …

UV-B radiation is an important environmental factor. Exposure to excess UV-B radiation can
cause serious effects on the development, survival, and reproduction of different organisms …

Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) is a highly damaging agricultural pest in many tropical
and subtropical countries around the world and high temperatures usually affect its survival …

Abstract Ultraviolet A (UV-A) radiation is a significant environmental factor that causes
photoreceptor damage, apoptosis, and oxidative stress in insects. Ostrinia furnacalis is an …