Many species of the Tephritidae family are invasive and cause huge damage to agriculture
and horticulture, owing to their reproductive characteristics. In this review, we have …

The sterile insect technique (SIT) is being applied against tephritid fruit fly pests in many
areas of the world. Currently, fruit fly factories have the capacity to produce and sterilize …

Insect microbiota, particularly, gut bacteria has recently gained especial attention in
Tephritidae fruit flies, being Enterobacteriaceae the predominant bacterial group. This …

The sterile insect technique (SIT) is used to control fruit fly pests, such as the Mediterranean
fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)(Diptera: Tephritidae). Enhancing sexual …

Exposure to plant compounds and analogues of juvenile hormone (JH) increase male
mating success in several species of tephritid fruit flies. Most of these species exhibit a lek …

Simple Summary The South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus, is an important fruit
pest. Males of this species are sexually stimulated by odors released by one of their main …

The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), is the second most important
tephritid fruit fly in Mexico, infesting mango, hog plum and guava fruits. To control this pest …

Microbial communities associated to insect species are involved in essential biological
functions such as host nutrition, reproduction and survivability. Main factors have been …

Insects and microorganisms, ubiquitous organisms in the natural world, have developed
intricate relationships throughout their evolutionary histories. However, most studies have …

Recent estimations from various studies suggest that the total number of insect species
ranges between 2.8–30 x 106; an estimate of 5.5 x 106 is probably closer to reality (Stork et …