Prospects and challenges of implementing DNA metabarcoding for high-throughput insect surveillance

AM Piper, J Batovska, NOI Cogan, J Weiss… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Trap-based surveillance strategies are widely used for monitoring of invasive insect species,
aiming to detect newly arrived exotic taxa as well as track the population levels of …

Overview of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)(Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa: From invasion, bio-ecology to sustainable management

R Mutamiswa, C Nyamukondiwa, G Chikowore… - Crop Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)(Diptera: Tephritidae) is a major pest of fruits and
vegetables across the world. Following its first detection in Africa in 2003, it has rapidly …

Two odorant receptors regulate 1-octen-3-ol induced oviposition behavior in the oriental fruit fly

L Xu, HB Jiang, JL Yu, D Pan, Y Tao, Q Lei… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a notorious pest of fruit crops. Gravid
females locate suitable oviposition sites by detecting host plant volatiles. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Genomes of the cosmopolitan fruit pest Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) reveal its global invasion history and thermal adaptation

Y Zhang, S Liu, M De Meyer, Z Liao, Y Zhao… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis is one of the most destructive
agricultural pests worldwide, with highly debated species delimitation, origin, and global …

CRISPR‐mediated mutagenesis of the odorant receptor co‐receptor (Orco) gene disrupts olfaction‐mediated behaviors in Bactrocera dorsalis

L Xu, HB Jiang, KY Tang, Y Yan, MF Schetelig… - Insect …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Olfaction plays an essential role in insect behavior such as host location, foraging, mating,
and oviposition. The odorant receptor co‐receptor (Orco) is an obligatory odorant receptor …

Chromosome-level genome assembly reveals potential epigenetic mechanisms of the thermal tolerance in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis

Y Yang, HB Jiang, CH Liang, YP Ma, W Dou… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), has very strong ecological adaptability
and phenotypic plasticity. Here, the genome of B. dorsalis was assembled into 549.45 Mb …

Bactrocera dorsalis in the Indian Ocean: A tale of two invasions

P Deschepper, S Vanbergen, Y Zhang… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of invasive fruit fly pests are colonizing new grounds. With this study,
we aimed to uncover the invasion pathways of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis into …

[PDF][PDF] The host shift of Bactrocera dorsalis: Early warning of the risk of damage to the fruit industry in northern China

YF Zhu, XM Tan, FJ Qi, ZW Teng, YJ Fan… - Entomol …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Agricultural ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to invasions by various pestiferous
organisms. Bactrocera dorsalis is one of the invasive insect pests on fruits and vegetables in …

Sample preparation optimization of insects and zebrafish for whole-body mass spectrometry imaging

L Ma, Q Xie, M Du, Y Huang, Y Chen, D Chen… - Analytical and …, 2022 - Springer
Appropriate sample preparation is one of the most critical steps in mass spectrometry
imaging (MSI), which is closely associated with reproducible and reliable images. Despite …

Tephritid fruit flies have a large diversity of co-occurring RNA viruses

SR Sharpe, JL Morrow, LE Brettell… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tephritid fruit flies are amongst the most devastating pests of horticulture, and Sterile Insect
Technique (SIT) programs have been developed for their control. Their interactions with …