It has been suggested that generalist herbivorous insects are an evolutionary 'improbability'.
However, many species of tephritid fruit flies are generalists utilising larval hosts across two …

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 …

Biological invasions, the expansion of agricultural frontiers, and climate change favor
encounters of divergent lineages of animals and plants, increasing the likelihood of …

The evolution of feeding habits leads to speciation in insects. Bactrocera true fruit flies
display diverse feeding habits across species. We combine behavioral and functional …

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

Within the Neotropical genus Anastrepha, the nominal species Anastrepha fraterculus is
widely distributed from Mexico through northern Argentina. Currently it is believed to …

Aim Reliable DNA barcode reference libraries are critical for biodiversity monitoring based
on Environmental DNA (eDNA). DNA barcoding has proven successful in species …

High‐throughput sequencing has fundamentally changed how molecular phylogenetic data
sets are assembled, and phylogenomic data sets commonly contain 50‐to 100‐fold more …

Insect pests cause tremendous impact to agriculture worldwide. Species identification is
crucial for implementing appropriate measures of pest control but can be challenging in …

Abstract The Panel on Plant Health performed a group pest categorisation of non‐EU
Tephritidae, a large insect family containing well‐studied and economically important fruit fly …