Insect pests cause tremendous impact to agriculture worldwide. Species identification is
crucial for implementing appropriate measures of pest control but can be challenging in …

We report the results of long-term collecting efforts conducted mainly in the western Amazon
region of Peru, and in Bolivia, Ecuador, Suriname, French Guiana, and Panama. Host plant …

We describe and illustrate for the first time the third instars of Anastrepha amplidentata
Norrbom and Anastrepha durantae Norrbom from Peru. Morphological structures such as …

We describe the egg, three instars, and pupa of Dacus bivittatus Bigot using optical and
scanning electron microscopy and compare them with those of other Dacus Fabricius …

 Abstract Anastrepha is the most diverse and economically important genus of Tephritidae in
the American tropics and subtropics. The striking morphology of the third instars of …

Fruit production is an expanding sector within Colombian agriculture. There are numerous
native and exotic fruit species produced both for the international and local markets. Fruit …

The larval morphology, host plant realtionships, and the development of an interactive
identification tool for larvae of the genus Anastrepha were the main focus of this work. The …

Con 305 especies descritas, el género Anastrepha es el más diverso dentro de los
Tephritidae nativos de América y sus especies se consideran plagas de gran importancia …