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 …

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 …

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 …

Tephritidae is a large family that includes several fruit and vegetable pests. These
organisms usually harbor a variegated bacterial community in their digestive systems …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Insects form both mutualistic and antagonistic relationships
with microbes, and some antagonistic microbes have been used as biocontrol agents …

One environmentally friendly method used to manage Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), a key
agricultural pest of substantial economic importance, is the sterile insect technique (SIT) …

Abstract Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura)(Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a damaging pest of fruit.
Reproductively diapausing adults overwinter in woodlands and remain active on warmer …

The next generation sequencing (NGS) approach has facilitated the investigations of gut
microbiota with high throughput and resolution. The present study was focused on the …

The relationship between Bactrocera oleae (Rossi 1790) and its endosymbiont Candidatus
Erwinia dacicola is important to achieving effective control of the olive fly population in the …