Biology, taxonomy, and IPM strategies of Bactrocera tau Walker and complex species (Diptera; Tephritidae) in Asia: a comprehensive review

W Jaleel, L Lu, Y He - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
Bactrocera flies are the serious pests of fruit, vegetables, and nuts over the world. Bactrocera
tau Walker is an economically important pest of agricultural crops. In Asia, approximately 30 …

Tephritidae bacterial symbionts: potentials for pest management

MS Noman, L Liu, Z Bai, Z Li - Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2020 - cambridge.org
Tephritidae is a large family that includes several fruit and vegetable pests. These
organisms usually harbor a variegated bacterial community in their digestive systems …

Diversity of bacterial communities in the midgut of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations and their potential use as attractants

AB Hadapad, CS Prabhakar… - Pest Management …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The microbiota plays an important role in insect development and fitness.
Understanding the gut microbiota composition is essential for the development of pest …

Bacterial communities in the gut of wild and mass-reared Zeugodacus cucurbitae and Bactrocera dorsalis revealed by metagenomic sequencing

AB Hadapad, SKG Shettigar, RS Hire - BMC microbiology, 2019 - Springer
Background Insect pests belonging to genus Bactrocera sp.(Diptera: Tephritidae) pose
major biotic stress on various fruits and vegetable crops around the world. Zeugodacus and …

Identification and evaluation of cultivable gut bacteria associated with peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

N Naaz, JS Choudhary, CS Prabhakar, Moanaro… - Phytoparasitica, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Isolation and characterization of gut bacteria of fruit fly, Bactrocera tau (Walker)

CS Prabhakar, P Sood, SS Kanwar, PN Sharma… - Phytoparasitica, 2013 - Springer
Gut bacteria of fruit fly, Bactrocera tau (Walker)(Diptera: Tephritidae), were isolated and the
isolates attractive to B. tau adults were characterized using morphological, biochemical and …

Molecular identification of cultivable bacteria in the gut of adult Bactrocera tau (Walker) and their trapping effect

M Luo, H Zhang, Y Du, A Idrees, L He… - Pest management …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND It has been shown that some bacteria can attract their hosts. Our research
aimed to identify cultivable bacterial isolates in the guts of sexually mature adult female and …

Attractancy potential of culturable bacteria from the gut of peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders)

K Reddy, K Sharma, S Singh - Phytoparasitica, 2014 - Springer
Bacteria were isolated from the midgut of laboratory and field adult flies of Bactrocera zonata
(Saunders)(Diptera: Tephritidae), a widely distributed fruit crop pest in India. Nine bacteria …

Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) diversity in cucurbit fields and surrounding forest areas of Himachal Pradesh, a North-Western Himalayan state of India

CS Prabhakar, P Sood, PK Mehta - Archives of Phytopathology …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
During the course of studies, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons (Hendel), B.(B.)
nigrofemoralis White and Tsuruta, Dacus (Callantra) longicornis Wiedemann, Dacus …

Population genetic structure of the pumpkin fruit fly, Bactrocera tau (Walker)(Diptera: Tephritidae) in Himachal Pradesh, India

CS Prabhakar, P Sood, PK Mehta… - … systematics and ecology, 2013 - Elsevier
The population genetic structure of the pumpkin fruit fly, Bactrocera tau, a fruit fly pest that
causes significant losses to cucurbit cultivations, has been studied in Himachal Pradesh …