Simple Summary Biological control has been the most commonly researched control tactic
within fruit fly management programs, and parasitoids have been the main natural enemies …

The family Tephritidae (order: Diptera), commonly known as fruit flies, comprises a widely
distributed group of agricultural pests. The tephritid pests infest multiple species of fruits and …

The challenging issue of animal welfare has focused mainly on furred and feathered
vertebrates. However, unnoticed by most people, literally billions of insects are kept in …

The parasitoid wasp Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) has been
used for the biological control of fruit fly larvae in many countries. Due to the large scale of …

The olive fruit fly, B actrocera oleae (R ossi)(D iptera: T ephritidae), is the major insect pest in
commercial olive (O lea europaea L., O leaceae) production worldwide. Its population …

Fopius arisanus (Sonan) is a dominant egg-pupal parasitoid of many fruit fly pests.
Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is one of F. arisanus' hosts and is the usual host used for mass …

The development of the parasitoid Doryctobracon crawfordi (Viereck)(Hymenoptera:
Braconidae) in Anastrepha obliqua (McQuart)(Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae is unviable in …

Augmentative release of parasitoids against Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann) is currently at
an early stage in Argentina. The success of this environment-friendly strategy depends on …

Area‐wide integrated pest management strategies against tephritid fruit flies include the
release of fruit fly parasitic wasps in the target area. Mass rearing of parasitic wasps is …

Coptera haywardi (Ogloblin) is a pupal endoparasitoid of tephritid flies with great potential
as a biological control agent worldwide as it does not attack other Diptera. To reach its full …