Spinosyn‐based products, mostly spinosad, have been widely recommended by extension
specialists and agribusiness companies; consequently, they have been used to control …

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 …

Understanding pesticide non‐target effects on natural enemies is a key element of
successful conservation biological control. Due to their importance in agroecosystems …

Synthetic chemicals are extensively used to limit the substantial crop damage induced by
two closely related scale insects, the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) and the …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, is a deleterious pest
worldwide affecting fruit production. The entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are a …

Simple Summary The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wied.), is one of the most
destructive fruit pests in the world. In the Valencian Community, it has become a key pest …

BACKGROUND The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, is a
major pest affecting fruit and vegetable production worldwide, whose control is mainly based …

Abstract Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the main pests in horticulture, impacting
field crops and export markets. The biological control of fruit flies has become an important …

The pathogenicity of local isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) Beauveria bassiana
(Balsamo) Vuillemin, Isaria fumosorosea (Wize)(formerly Paecilomyces fumosoroseus …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is a major pest of fruit orchards
worldwide. In order to develop control methods based on natural products, particularly …