Conspecific females and males often follow different development trajectories which leads to
sex differences in age at maturity (sexual bimaturism, SBM). Whether SBM is typically …

Population monitoring and management of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis
capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), are still challenging, and are tightly connected to a deep …

Background Phytophagous insects differ in their degree of specialisation on host plants, and
range from strictly monophagous species that can develop on only one host plant to …

Background The ability to respond to heterogenous nutritional resources is an important
factor in the adaptive radiation of insects such as the highly polyphagous Medfly. Here we …

BACKGROUND Linalool is a natural scent, found in essential oils (EOs) of several plants. It
is widely used as a fragrant, also possessing toxic, oviposition‐deterrent and repellent …

Citrus peel essential oils are considered to constitute the most important resistance factor of
citrus fruits against fruit flies. Essential oils were obtained from three sweet orange varieties …

Fruit flies are one of the most damaging horticultural pests in North Africa, but to date there is
no review gathering information and comparing their pest status across the countries in this …

Frugivorous insects use visual, chemical and tactile cues to find a suitable host for
oviposition. However, these cues can vary greatly among fruit cultivars and condition …

The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a highly polyphagous pest that is
economically important for fruit production in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. It is …

Female Mediterranean fruit flies (medfly) Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)(Diptera:
Tephritidae) perceive both qualitative and quantitative aspects of citrus fruit chemistry …