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

Anastrepha dissimilis is currently considered to be widely distributed in Brazil, occurring in
20 of 27 states. However, morphological differences between the holotype (from Plaisance …

We investigated aggregation patterns in three fruit fly species economically important in
Brazil, namely Ceratitis capitata, Anastrepha fraterculus, and A. obliqua. The study was …

Anastrepha spp.(Diptera: Tephritidae) infestations cause significant economic losses in
commercial fruit production worldwide. However, some plants quickly counteract the …

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 …

Simple Summary The South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedmann) is found
from northern Mexico to northern Argentina, where it causes damage to many different wild …

The family Tephritidae comprises numerous fruit fly species, some of which are
economically significant, such as several in the genus Anastrepha. Most pest species in this …

Anastrepha cruzi was described in 1934, from a specimen without an abdomen. The
holotype is the only known record for this species, collected in the Brazilian Amazon …

We analysed the influence of laboratory domestication, under relaxed conditions, on the
courtship behaviour of the fruit fly species Anastrepha obliqua, an important agricultural …

The genus Anastrepha contains some of the most important fruit pests in the Americas. It
comprises more than 300 species, of which 129 occur in Brazil. The genus is divided into 26 …