Simple Summary Bactrocera fruit flies are major pests of horticulture in tropical parts of the
world and are highly invasive. Able to breed in many different fruit types, and living in hot to …

Both sex pheromones and male lures appear to play an important role in the mating systems
of many species of economically important tephritid species. Typically, stationary males emit …

Featured Application Integration of ground-based weather variables, satellite-derived host-
plant phenology and ANN modelling were applied for rice pest warning and prediction to …

The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is an important quarantine pest around the
globe. Although measures for its control are implemented worldwide through IPM and male …

Abstract The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is an economically devastating
pest of fruit crops across the globe with stringent quarantine restrictions to limit its further …

Population fluctuations of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) were evaluated over a period of 12
mo in four altitudinal strata (400–750, 750–1,100, 1,100–1,450, and 1,450–1,800 meters …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wied.)(Diptera: Tephritidae)(medfly),
is a major pest among all varieties of citrus. Despite advances in recent years, knowledge …

Climatic warming is promoting change of a very diverse nature in the biological events of an
array of insect species, including alterations in phenology. Based on collected historical …

This study introduces a simple generic model, the Generic Pest Forecast System (GPFS), for
simulating the relative populations of non-indigenous arthropod pests in space and time …

Plant-derived phenylpropanoids are semiochemicals that are often highly attractive to
Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) males. One of these semiochemicals, methyl eugenol …