Several fruit fly species are invasive pests that damage quality fruits in horticultural crops
and cause significant value losses. The management of fruit flies is challenging due to their …

In principle, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is applicable to controlling a wide variety of
sexually reproducing insect pests, but biological factors, interacting with socio-economic and …

The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) is one of the world's most economically damaging pests.
It displays highly seasonal population dynamics, and the environmental conditions suitable …

Mass trapping has proven to be a powerful weapon in the control of Ceratitis capitata
(Wiedemann), and its application in Mediterranean countries has currently increased …

Trap/lure combinations were tested against populations of Anastrepha suspensa (Loew)
and Anastrepha ludens (Loew) as substitutes for the traditional glass McPhail trap. Open …

Population monitoring of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), was
studied in 1998 in a mixed-fruit orchard in northern Greece, using International Pheromone …

Trapping is considered a powerful tool in the monitoring and control of fruit flies of high
economic importance such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera …

Abstract The Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say)(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is a major pest
of wheat (Triticum spp. L.), reducing yields in many wheat producing countries around the …

Mass trapping is being used in Mediterranean regions to control Ceratitis capitata
(Wiedemann)(Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus. The technique is based on placing a high …

The efficacy of different attractant trap combinations for monitoring of Afrotropical fruit flies
was evaluated in commercial fruit production areas and natural areas in the northern parts of …