The extensive use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides has negative consequences in terms
of soil microbial biodiversity and environmental contamination. Faced with this growing …

Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) or spotted wing Drosophila is a worldwide invasive pest of
soft‐and stone‐fruit production. Female D. suzukii lay their eggs in ripening fruit and the …

BACKGROUND The invasive pest, Drosophila suzukii attacks fresh soft‐skinned fruit. Broad‐
spectrum insecticides are implemented for control but there is a need to reduce …

Many wood-boring insects use aggregation pheromones during mass colonization of host
trees. Bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are a model system, but much less is known …

The information that female insects perceive and use during oviposition site selection is
complex and varies by species and ecological niche. Even in relatively unexploited niches …

Over the last few years, an increasing number of studies have reported the existence of an
association between the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and insects. The …

BACKGROUND Spotted‐wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a serious pest of thin‐
skinned fruits. Alternative methods to control this pest are needed to reduce insecticide use …

Agricultural crop productivity relies on the application of chemical pesticides to reduce pest
and pathogen damage. However, chemical pesticides also pose a range of ecological …

Apiculate yeasts belonging to the genus Hanseniaspora are commonly isolated from
viticultural settings and often dominate the initial stages of grape must fermentations …

Fungal metabolic volatiles attract Drosophila suzukii which oviposits in ripening fruits, but
there are few data describing the fungal microbiomes of commercial fruits susceptible to this …