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Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Behavior, Ecology and Integrated Management
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Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Behavior, Ecology and Integrated Management

A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Behavior and Pathology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 2978

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Papadopoulos

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Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou St., 384 46 Volos, Greece
Interests: insect ecology; biodemography; invasion biology; population ecology; pest management; behavioral ecology; fruit flies; Tephritidae; mosquito
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Dr. Marc De Meyer

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Department of Biology, Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Leuvensesteenweg 13-17, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
Interests: Diptera; taxonomy; phylogeny; insect-plant relationships

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) comprise a globally distrubuted group of more that 5,000 species, including many major fruit and vegetable pests. Because the females lay eggs in the fruit mesocarp, and then the larvae feed on them, infestation often goes unnoticed, and invasive species can travel long distances through trading and passenger travel, where they become established as major pests. Major invasive pests, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly and the Oriental fruit fly, pose a huge threat to global fresh fruit production and trade. Because of the importance of fruit flies, there are major national and international initiatives to address them in a coordinated manner. For example, regional projects against fruit flies, such as the one in Central America to keep North America free from the Mediterranean fruit fly, have operated for decades. In addition, fruit flies serve as model species in basic research on genetics, aging, life history evolution, physiology, behavior and gerontology.

This Special Issue welcomes papers focusing on fruit fly pests of fruits and vegetables. Original research and review paper covering a wide range of subjects will be accepted, including basic research on stress physiology, behavior, ecology, invasion biology, genetics, microbiology, and management using conventional and alternative methods, such as the application of the Sterile Insect Technique.

Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Papadopoulos
Dr. Marc De Meyer
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Keywords

  • fruit flies
  • Tephritidae
  • ecology
  • pest management
  • behaviour
  • fruit and vegetable pests

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Effect of Olive Fruit Volatiles on Landing, Egg Production, and Longevity of Bactrocera oleae Females under Different Temperatures
by Anastasia Kokkari, Nikos A. Kouloussis, George Floros and Dimitrios S. Koveos
Insects 2024, 15(9), 728; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090728 - 21 Sep 2024
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Females of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae use various contact and volatile plant stimuli to find olive fruits and lay their eggs on them. We detected certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from the olive fruit and studied their effect on female [...] Read more.
Females of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae use various contact and volatile plant stimuli to find olive fruits and lay their eggs on them. We detected certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from the olive fruit and studied their effect on female landings on olive fruits, egg production, and longevity under a series of different temperatures from 15 °C to 35 °C. When female flies were maintained at temperatures from 17 °C to 30 °C and exposed to different fruit VOCs either increased or decreased, depending on the substance tested, their landings on olives, egg production, and longevity. Temperature significantly affected the females’ responses to fruit VOCs. The highest responses of the flies to fruit VOCs were observed at 30 °C, except for longevity. By contrast, at 15 °C or 35 °C, the flies did not show any response to VOCs. Our results may contribute to a better understanding of the olive fly positive or negative responses to fruit VOCs and the improvement of its control. Full article
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Do Phagostimulants, Alone or Combined with Ammonium Acetate, Di-Ammonium Phosphate, and Acetic Acid, Effectively Attract Both Sexes of Peach Fruit Flies, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae)?: Insights from Laboratory and Field Bioassays
by Muhammad Junaid Nisar, Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Asim Abbasi, Bilal Atta, Qudsia Yousafi, Inzamam Ul Haq, Mishal Subhan, Hayssam M. Ali, Waleed A. A. Alsakkaf and Mohamed S. Basiouny
Insects 2024, 15(7), 470; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070470 - 24 Jun 2024
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Laboratory and field assays of three sets of experiments were conducted to evaluate the impact of different phagostimulants alone and in combination with other phagostimulant lure sources, such as ammonium acetate, DAP, and acetic acid, on the attractancy of both sexes of B. [...] Read more.
Laboratory and field assays of three sets of experiments were conducted to evaluate the impact of different phagostimulants alone and in combination with other phagostimulant lure sources, such as ammonium acetate, DAP, and acetic acid, on the attractancy of both sexes of B. zonata. In the first experiment, the laboratory olfactometer study revealed that out of eleven phagostimulants, banana, mulberry, mango, guava, molasses, and protein hydrolysate exhibited moderate attractancy (15.2–60.2%) to B. zonata. Unexpectedly, banana and protein hydrolysate were demonstrated to be highly attractive phagostimulants for starved female B. zonata (53.6% and 60.2%, respectively). In the field study, none of the tested phagostimulants exhibited high attractancy; however, banana, mulberry, protein hydrolysate, guava, mango, and molasses demonstrated moderate attractancy (5.6–35.6%) to B. zonata. In the second experiment, out of five phagostimulant-mixtures, phagostimulant-mixture-4 proved highly attractive (40.5–68.6% and 45.5–51.2%), followed by phagostimulant-mixture-3, which proved to be moderately attractive (17.0–22.5% and 28.4–36.1%) to B. zonata in olfactometer and field studies, respectively. In the third experiment, out of five phagostimulant-AdMixtures, phagostimulant-AdMixture-4 demonstrated strong attractiveness in the olfactometer (41.6–68.7%) and field studies (52.7–58.7%) for B. zonata, while the rest of the AdMixtures demonstrated moderate to no attractiveness for B. zonata. So, phagostimulant-AdMixture-4 with GF-120 could be used in the development of a phagostimulant bait station which attracts the maximum B. zonata population and ultimately provides pest-free fruits to the farmers Full article
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