The bugs in the bags: The risk associated with the introduction of small quantities of fruit and plants by airline passengers

R Pace, R Ascolese, F Miele, E Russo, RV Griffo… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study was carried out with the aim of emphasizing the importance of
checking the plant material that can be imported in the baggage of airline passengers …

The Impact of Fast Radiation on the Phylogeny of Bactrocera Fruit Flies as Revealed by Multiple Evolutionary Models and Mutation Rate-Calibrated Clock

F Valerio, N Zadra, O Rota-Stabelli, L Ometto - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Comparative approaches are widely used to investigate the traits that
underlie particular biological and ecological traits. They are effective, however, only if we …

[HTML][HTML] Projection of the Potential Global Geographic Distribution of the Solanum Fruit Fly Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel, 1912) (Diptera: Tephritidae) Based on …

Y Wei, X Xian, H Zhao, J Guo, N Yang, Z Gong, W Liu… - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
The solanum fruit fly Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae) is an invasive alien insect
that causes huge economic losses to pepper and other solanaceous plant industries. It is …

Fruit Phenology of Two Hazelnut Cultivars and Incidence of Damage by Halyomorpha halys in Treated and Untreated Hazel Groves

F de Benedetta, M Giaccone, F Pica, MT Lisanti… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, Halyomorpha halys has become one of the main threats to hazelnut
production. Its trophic activity makes kernels inedible due to strongly detrimental effects on …

Diagnostic Tool for the Identification of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) Using Real-Time PCR

D Rizzo, CG Zubieta, P Sacchetti, A Marrucci, F Miele… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The accurate identification of the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is
complicated by its similarities to other species and taxonomic uncertainties. This represents …

[PDF][PDF] First record and characterization of Aganaspis daci (Weld, 1951)(Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Eucoilinae), a parasitoid of fruit flies, from Italy

U Bernardo, F Pica, C Carbone, F Nugnes… - Journal of …, 2023 - jhr.pensoft.net
Aganaspis daci, a larval-pupal parasitoid of several tephritid species, was unexpectedly
recovered in the Campania region (Southern Italy), where it had not been intentionally …

Phylogeographic patterns of mitochondrial haplotypes and nuclear genotypes of solanum fruit fly Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Ryukyu Islands …

T Hisaoka, R Sekine, T Matsuyama, YB Huang, H Itoh… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons primarily utilizes Solanaceae fruit crops in Ryukyu
islands, southwest Japan. The fly species was reported to have invaded Japan twice and …

Stability of Methyl Eugenol-Essential Oils Combinations as Attractants for Bactrocera Zonata (Saunders)(Diptera: Tphritidae) Males Under Field Conditions

M Ismail, B Metwaa, M Daif… - Scientific Journal of …, 2024 - sjas.journals.ekb.eg
The sex attractant (methyl eugenol) of Bactrocera zonata (Saunders)(Diptera: Tephritidae)
males combined with botanical essential oils to enhance attraction ability, increase stability …