Insects need a sufficient quantity of macro-and micronutrients in their diet for maximising
their growth, development, and reproduction. To achieve high efficiency in the mass …

The development of cost-effective diets for mass-rearing fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and
their parasitoids in pest control programs based on the Sterile Insect Technique is a high …

Larval diets used for artificial rearing can have a significant effect on insect biology. The
Queensland fruit fly (aka “Qfly”), Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)(Diptera: Tephritidae), is one of …

In Mauritius, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is being developed to manage the Peach fruit
fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders)(Diptera: Tephritidae). Novel and economical larval diets …

Tephritid fruit flies are commonly reared on artificial larval diets for laboratory studies and for
sterile insect technique pest management programs. While significant effort has been …

The transition from nature to laboratory or mass rearing can impose significant physiological
and evolutionary impact on insects. The Queensland fruit fly (also known as 'Qfly') …

Simple Summary Artificial diets are one of the most critical components in insect mass-
rearing facilities worldwide. Research on artificial diets to rear pestiferous tephritid flies …

Abstract Irradiated Queensland fruit flies (Bactrocera tryoni) used in Sterile Insect Technique
(SIT) programmes are marked with fluorescent dyes to distinguish them from wild flies when …

Simple Summary Management of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) with the application of
the sterile insect technique depends on the production and release of high quality sterile …

The spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) vinegar fly, Drosophila suzukii, has become a
significant global pest of a wide variety of commercial soft fruits. The sterile insect technique …