The gut microbiota has long been of research interests due to its nutritional importance for
many insects. It has been demonstrated that diversity of gut microbiota in insects can be …

Mediterranean olive cultivation faces challenges in the global environmental change
context. Pests and diseases caused by arthropods such as Bactrocera oleae, Prays oleae …

BACKGROUND The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)(OLF) is a major agricultural pest,
whose control primarily relies on the use of chemical insecticides. Therefore, development of …

The microbiome of tardigrades, a phylum of microscopic animals best known for their ability
to survive extreme conditions, is poorly studied worldwide and completely unknown in North …

Deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities are dominated by invertebrates, namely,
bathymodiolin mussels, siboglinid tubeworms, and provannid snails. Symbiosis is …

The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae Rossi) is the primary insect pest in all olive-growing
regions worldwide. New integrated pest management (IPM) techniques are needed for B …

Abstract Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)(Diptera: Tephritidae) is the main pest of olive trees (Olea
europaea L.), causing major damages in olive crops. Improvement of mass rearing is a …

The applied importance of symbiosis has been gaining recognition. The relevance of
symbiosis has been increasing in agriculture, in developing sustainable practices, including …

Simple Summary The peach fruit fly is an economically relevant agricultural insect pest
infesting many types of fruit and vegetables. It originated from the Indian subcontinent and …

The genus Anastrepha (Diptera Tephritidae) includes some of the most important fruit fly
pests in the Americas. Here, we studied the gut bacterial community of 3rd instar larvae of …