Monitoring astronauts' health during space missions poses many challenges, including
rapid assessment of crew health conditions. Sensitive genetic diagnostics are crucial for …

BACKGROUND Bactrocera zonata, a major fruit pest species, is gradually spreading west
from its native habitat in East Asia. In recent years it has become a significant threat to the …

Abstract Fruit production in Sub-Saharan Africa is of paramount importance both socially
and economically. Millions of farmers derive livelihoods from mango, avocado, citrus …

The aim of the present study was to identify the cultivable gut bacteria associated with peach
fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata, and evaluate their potential to attract adults of B. zonata. Based …

The genus Dacus is one of the most economically important tephritid fruit flies. The first
complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Dacus species–D. longicornis was …

The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata, is among the most serious and polyphagous insect
pest of fruit crops in many parts of the world under genus Bactrocera. In the present study …

Bactrocera latifrons is a serious pest of solanaceous fruits and Bactrocera umbrosa is a pest
of Artocarpus fruits, while Bactrocera melastomatos infests the fruit of Melastomataceae …

Bactrocera carambolae is one of the approximately 100 sibling species of the Bactrocera
dorsalis complex and considered to be very closely related to B. dorsalis. Due to their high …

Bactrocera biguttula is an African olive fruit fly that does not attack cultivated olives but rather
develops in the fruits of wild species of Olea and Noronhia. The complete mitochondrial …

Ceratitis fasciventris is a serious agricultural pest of the Tephritidae family that belongs to the
African Ceratitis FAR species complex. Species limits within the FAR complex are obscure …