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 …

The guts of insect pests are typical habitats for microbial colonization and the presence of
bacterial species inside the gut confers several potential advantages to the insects. These …

The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a pest of worldwide substantial
economic importance, as well as a Tephritidae model for sterile insect technique (SIT) …

Tephritid fruit fly species display a diversity of host plant specialisation on a scale from
monophagy to polyphagy. Furthermore, while some species prefer ripening fruit, a few are …

Gut microbiota has been recognized to play a beneficial role in honey bees (Apis mellifera).
Present study was designed to characterize the gut bacterial flora of honey bees in north …

The family Tephritidae includes some of the most notorious insect pests of agricultural and
horticultural crops in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Despite the interest in the study of …

Fruit flies usually harbor diverse communities of bacteria in their digestive systems, which
are known to play a significant role in their fitness. However, little information is available on …

Bactrocera carambolae is a highly polyphagous fruit pest of agricultural importance. This
study reports the bacterial communities associated with the developmental stages of B …

Next-generation sequencing allows for fine-scale studies of microbial communities. Herein,
16S ribosomal RNA high-throughput sequencing was used to identify, classify, and predict …

Simple Summary This study focused on isolation and identification of xylose utilizing lactic
acid bacteria from the midgut of Eri silkworm to understand their characteristics such as …