Although fruit fly host status determination/designation lies at the heart of strategic decisions
on national and international trade of fruit and vegetables, all attempts thus far to define host …

Abstract Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura)(Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a pest of small fruits and
cherries, and has also been noted to infest a variety of wild, ornamental, and uncultivated …

The Asiatic fruit fly Drosophila suzukii has recently invaded Europe and North and South
America, causing severe damage to fruit production systems. Although agronomic host …

Following the loss of two key pesticides, dimethoate and fenthion, producers and regulators
need to develop new fruit fly management options. A systems approach is a likely measure …

The distribution, systematics and ecology of Bactrocera tryoni, the Queensland fruit fly, are
reviewed. Bactrocera tryoni is a member of the B. tryoni complex of species, which currently …

Abstract Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White (Diptera: Tephritidae), an invasive fruit
fly species of Asian origin, was detected in Kenya in 2003, and is now well established in …

Most tropical fruit flies only lay into mature fruit, but a small number can also oviposit into
unripe fruit. Little is known about the link between adult oviposition preference and offspring …

Tephritid fruit flies are major economic pests for fruit production and are an impediment to
international trade. Different host fruits are known to vary in their suitability for fruit flies to …

Diet quality and the presence and abundance of conspecifics feeding on the same food
resource are critical factors that affect functional traits of many animal species and influence …

Background Phytophagous insects differ in their degree of specialisation on host plants, and
range from strictly monophagous species that can develop on only one host plant to …