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Pupal parasitoids associated with Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Teph...

Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) associated with mango tree in the eastern Seri...

The fruit fly responsible for causing serious damage to the culture (Mangifera indica L. – Anacardiaceae) and socioeconomic damage. Thus, the objective of this work was to report the species of fruit fly, their faunal indices and populational fluctuation in mango trees varieties Sword and "Maranhão" mangos in the Seridó Oriental region of the state of Paraíba. The work was developed in a mango tree orchard with...

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a guava orchard, in the Brazilian semiarid

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are key pests of guava Psidium guajava L. crops, with different dominant species according to the Brazilian growth region The objectives of this study were to determine the fruit fly diversity and submit the results of flies captured in guava orchard from the municipality of Cruzeta, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazilian semiarid to the faunistic analysis. Fruit flies were c...

Índices de captura e infestação da mosca do mediterrâneo em acerola comum e clo...

Diversity and sampling methods for hymenoptera in a watermelon crop in the semi...

The aims of this study were to identify the Hymenoptera fauna associated with watermelon crops and assess the influence of Pitfall, Moericke and McPhail traps in capturing these insects in the semiarid environment of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The survey was conducted between the months of August and September, 2011, in a commercial watermelon cv Crimson Sweet production area. The collection of t...

First survey of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) and parasitoid diversity among...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the diversity of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) species that use myrtaceous fruit, particularly guava, as hosts in several localities in the state of Bahia and to determine the infestation rates, pupal viability rates, and fruit fly-parasitoid associations. Sampling of myrtaceous fruit was carried out in 24 municipalities in different regions in the state of Bahia. ...

Genetic structure and diversity in Brazilian populations of Anastrepha obliqua ...

Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), the West Indian fruit fly, is one of the most economically important pest species in the Neotropical region. It infests an extensive range of host plants that include over 60 species. The geographic range of A. obliqua is from northern Mexico to southern Brazil and includes the Caribbean Islands. Previous molecular studies have revealed significant genetic structure among populati...

Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) injurious to grapes in the semiarid region of Rio Gr...

Commercial cultivation of grapes (Vitis sp.) is expanding in the semi-arid region of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) state, Brazil. However, one of the key aspects for successful grapevine cultivation is a knowledge of the pests affecting the crop, especially in regions where cultivation is recent and in the initial phase of expansion. Consequently, the study objective was to conduct the first-ever study of damage by ...

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their hosts in the municipality of Quixe...

The state of Ceará is one of the main producers and exporters of tropical fruits in Brazil. However, the farmers have some problems related with the fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), because these tefritids cause damages to the fruits and the simple presence of some species makes difficult the export of fruits in natura. In the state of Ceará, information about fruit flies and their hosts in fruit producing r...

Efeito de diferentes concentrações do extrato aquoso de folhas de nim na mortal...

O controle da mosca minadora Liriomyza sativae é imprescindível nas áreas de produção de melão (Cucumis melo) dos estados do Rio Grande do Norte e Ceará. Portanto, objetivou-se avaliar o efeito letal de diferentes concentrações de extrato aquoso de folhas de nim, aplicadas via pulverização sobre as folhas e via irrigação no solo, sobre larvas da mosca minadora L. sativae em meloeiro. Foram realizados dois bioen...