Simple Summary The Insect Pest Control (IPC) Section and its associated laboratory (IPCL)
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …

Biological diversity is depleting at an alarming rate. Additionally, a vast amount of
biodiversity still remains undiscovered. Taxonomy has been serving the purpose of …

The correct application of the scientific names of species is neither easy nor trivial. Mistakes
can lead to the wrong interpretation of research results or, when pest species are involved …

Emerging pests are increasingly threatening fruit orchard health across the Mediterranean
area. Tephritidae, representing serious threats for Europe, are numerous, and the fruit flies …

A species in the Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) complex was detected in Kenya during 2003
and classified as Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White. Having spread rapidly …

Bactrocera dorsalis, the Oriental fruit fly, is one of the world's most destructive agricultural
insect pests and a major impediment to international fresh commodity trade. The genetic …

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 …

Abstract The Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), a global pest that can decimate
regional fruit industries and elicit international quarantines, has been the subject of …

The discovery of the exotic fruit fly pest Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), previously
recognized as Bactrocera invadens, on the African continent in 2003 raised biosecurity …

Molecular and morphological research often suggest conflicting results. Selective pressure
on certain morphologies can confound understanding of evolutionary relationships. Dacini is …