Invasive fruit flies threaten European agriculture, while climate change favors their spread to more northerly regions. The ...

The Department of Agriculture has rejected reports claiming that the presence of the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial ...

As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health, African countries have come together to discuss environmentally friendly ways to protect fruit and vegetable harvests from insect pests.

Bactrocera dorsalis is a destructive agricultural pest that attacks over 600 plant species. β-Caryophyllene is considered a potential compound for developing novel female attractants due to its ...

Bactrocera dorsalis larval nutrient medium is required to perform the biological activity test of total extracts on B. dorsalis eggs and development. The nutrient medium for B. dorsalis larvae was ...

In Bactrocera dorsalis, both males and females release chemical signals to attract mates. In our previous study, we identified ethyl laurate, ethyl myristate, and ethyl palmitate as potent ...

Greece has confirmed the first detection of the oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) within its territory, posing a significant threat to fruit crops in the region. This invasive pest, already ...

We investigated the external morphology, eye size, facet size, and numbers of ommatidia and ommatrichia of the compound eyes of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Bactrocera ...

Methods: Here, we screen genome-wide patterns of two important histone modifications, trimethylated Histone H3 Lysine 4 (H3K4me3) and trimethylated Histone H3 Lysine 27 (H3K27me3), in adult thorax ...

Protein feeding is critical for male reproductive success in many insect species. However, how protein affects the reproduction remains largely unknown. Using Bactrocera dorsalis as the study model, ...

The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is one of the most economically important invasive pests of fruits and vegetables worldwide. In this study, we investigated the effect of low (LT: 3 °C) ...