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

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 10765

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Vivek Kempraj

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Guest Editor
Applied BioSciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
Interests: chemical ecology; behavioural ecology; integrated pest management; prey-predator interaction; oviposition site selection; mate-selection
Prof. Dr. Ding Yang

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Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: insect taxonomy; phylogeny; Diptera

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Tephritid fruit flies are one of the most beautiful species of flies; they are sometimes called ‘peacock flies’ in reference to their elaborate and colourful markings. The biology and ecology of tephritid fruit flies are of great interest to biologists as certain observations, such as the attraction of these flies to phytochemicals (parapheromones), are still a mystery. Some fruit flies exhibit extensive mating rituals and territorial displays, making the study of these insects all the more interesting. Although beautiful, several tephritid fruit fly species are of major economic importance; these flies have a worldwide notoriety for their destructive impact on agriculture and are responsible for millions of dollars’ worth of expenses in countries investing in control and eradication efforts. Therefore, understanding the biology and ecology of these flies is necessary for developing effective integrated pest management. In view of the above, this Special Issue in Insects will focus on the abovementioned features of tephritid fruit flies.

Recent developments in tephritid research will be of particular interest, with a key focus on the biology, ecology and management of fruit flies. We will also consider studies on their behavioural ecology, microbial ecology, predator–prey interaction and novel pest management strategies for their control.

Dr. Vivek Kempraj
Prof. Dr. Ding Yang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • tephritid fruit fly
  • ecology
  • behaviour
  • pest management
  • microbial ecology
  • predator–prey interaction

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Insecticidal Properties of Erythritol on Four Tropical Tephritid Fruit Flies, Zeugodacus cucurbitae, Ceratitis capitata, Bactrocera dorsalis, and B. latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae)
by Dong H. Cha, Dominick Skabeikis, Bong-Soo Kim, Jana C. Lee and Man-yeon Choi
Insects 2023, 14(5), 472; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14050472 - 16 May 2023
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Tephritid fruit flies are among the most destructive agricultural pests of fruits and vegetables worldwide and can impose trade barriers against the movement of fresh tropical commodities. Primary pre-harvest control methods for these flies rely on the spraying of conventional chemical insecticides or [...] Read more.
Tephritid fruit flies are among the most destructive agricultural pests of fruits and vegetables worldwide and can impose trade barriers against the movement of fresh tropical commodities. Primary pre-harvest control methods for these flies rely on the spraying of conventional chemical insecticides or bait sprays. However, resistance to these control methods has been reported in fruit flies. Erythritol is a non-nutritive sugar alternative for human consumption, which has been tested and confirmed for its insecticidal properties against various insect pest species. In this study, using laboratory bioassays, we evaluated the insecticidal effect of erythritol alone or various erythritol formulations containing sucrose and/or protein on four tropical fruit fly species established in Hawaii (e.g., melon fly, Mediterranean fruit fly, oriental fruit fly, and Malaysian fruit fly). In addition, the effects of other non-nutritive hexose and pentose sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol, mannitol, and xylitol, were tested. Among the different standalone and combinatory treatments tested, 1M erythritol and a combinatory formulation of 2M erythritol + 0.5M sucrose appeared to be the most detrimental to the survival of all four species of tested flies, suggesting the potential of using erythritol as a non-toxic management tool for the control of tropical tephritid fruit flies. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tephritid Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Biology, Ecology, and Integrated Management)
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Field Tests of Three Alternative Insecticides with Protein Bait for the Development of an Insecticide Rotation Program to Control Melon Flies, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
by Ikkei Shikano, Rosemary Gutierrez-Coarite, Christian Streit, Edwin Perez, Earl Fujitani and Ronald F. L. Mau
Insects 2022, 13(7), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13070629 - 14 Jul 2022
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High levels of resistance to the spinosad-based insecticidal protein bait GF-120 have been detected in some populations of melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in Hawaii in 2017. To provide cucurbit farmers in Hawaii with alternative insecticides, we field-tested the effectiveness of [...] Read more.
High levels of resistance to the spinosad-based insecticidal protein bait GF-120 have been detected in some populations of melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in Hawaii in 2017. To provide cucurbit farmers in Hawaii with alternative insecticides, we field-tested the effectiveness of Agri-Mek SC (a.i., abamectin), Mustang Maxx (a.i., zeta-cypermethrin), and Malathion 5EC (a.i., malathion), added to a protein bait spray (Nu-Lure Insect Bait). The insecticide and protein bait combinations were applied to the roosting plants of Z. cucurbitae around the perimeter of the cucurbit fields at one-week intervals. When individually tested, all three insecticides in combination with protein bait significantly reduced or suppressed the numbers of female flies caught in torula yeast traps. A two-week rotation of weekly applications of the three insecticides and GF-120 significantly reduced Z. cucurbitae numbers on a commercial zucchini farm on Maui. The percentage of marketable fruits harvested increased from 51% to 98% after implementing the insecticide rotation. Our findings will be used to provide cucurbit farmers with additional products to control Z. cucurbitae. The future focus will be on educating cucurbit farmers to use the insecticide rotation strategy to prevent or delay resistance development. Full article
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Biology, Ecology and Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies in China: A Review
by Yuxin He, Yijuan Xu and Xiao Chen
Insects 2023, 14(2), 196; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020196 - 16 Feb 2023
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Tephritid fruit flies are notoriously known for causing immense economic losses due to their infestation of many types of commercial fruits and vegetables in China. These flies are expanding, causing serious damage, and we summarized references from the last three decades regarding biological [...] Read more.
Tephritid fruit flies are notoriously known for causing immense economic losses due to their infestation of many types of commercial fruits and vegetables in China. These flies are expanding, causing serious damage, and we summarized references from the last three decades regarding biological parameters, ecological performance and integrated pest management. There are 10 species of tephritid fruit flies mentioned at a relatively high frequency in China, and a detailed description and discussion in this comprehensive review were provided through contrast and condensation, including economics, distribution, identification, hosts, damage, life history, oviposition preference, interspecific competition and integrated management, in anticipation of providing effective strategies or bases for the subsequent development of new research areas and improvement of integrated management systems. Full article
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Competition: A Missing Component of Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Risk Assessment and Planning
by Anthony R. Clarke and Penelope F. Measham
Insects 2022, 13(11), 1065; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111065 - 17 Nov 2022
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Tephritid fruit flies are internationally significant pests of horticulture. Because they are also highly invasive and of major quarantine concern, significant effort is placed in developing full or partial pest risk assessments (PRAs) for fruit flies, while large investments can be made for [...] Read more.
Tephritid fruit flies are internationally significant pests of horticulture. Because they are also highly invasive and of major quarantine concern, significant effort is placed in developing full or partial pest risk assessments (PRAs) for fruit flies, while large investments can be made for their control. Competition between fruit fly species, driven by the need to access and utilise fruit for larval development, has long been recognised by researchers as a fundamental component of fruit fly biology, but is entirely absent from the fruit fly PRA literature and appears not be considered in major initiative planning. First presenting a summary of the research data which documents fruit fly competition, this paper then identifies four major effects of fruit fly competition that could impact a PRA or large-scale initiative: (i) numerical reduction of an existing fruit fly pest species following competitive displacement by an invasive fruit fly; (ii) displacement of a less competitive fruit fly pest species in space, time or host; (iii) ecological resistance to fruit fly invasion in regions already with competitively dominant fruit fly species; and (iv) lesser-pest fruit fly resurgence following control of a competitively superior species. From these four major topics, six more detailed issues are identified, with each of these illustrated by hypothetical, but realistic biosecurity scenarios from Australia/New Zealand and Europe. The scenarios identify that the effects of fruit fly competition might both positively or negatively affect the predicted impacts of an invasive fruit fly or targeted fruit fly control initiative. Competition as a modifier of fruit fly risk needs to be recognised by policy makers and incorporated into fruit fly PRAs and major investment initiatives. Full article
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Correction: He et al. Biology, Ecology and Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies in China: A Review. Insects 2023, 14, 196
by Yuxin He, Yijuan Xu and Xiao Chen
Insects 2024, 15(2), 93; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15020093 - 31 Jan 2024
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In the original publication [...] Full article
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