Olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)(Diptera: Tephritidae), is the major pest of commercial
olives worldwide. Various aspects of its biology, ecology, management, and impact on olive …

Simple Summary The phenomenon of climate change affects the entire world, especially the
most vulnerable areas such as the Mediterranean. Since the olive growing is one of the …

Black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens (L.)(Diptera: Stratiomyidae), are of particular interest for
their applications in waste management. Feeding on decaying organic waste, black soldier …

Given the importance of olive growing, especially in Mediterranean countries, it is crucial
that there is a constant process of modernization aimed at both environmental sustainability …

Larvae of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, pupate in the soil, but the influence of
soil variables on B. tryoni pupal mortality is not known. For other tropical tephritid species …

Soil treatments with Metarhizium brunneum EAMa 01/58-Su strain conducted in both
Northern and Southern Spain reduced the olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) population density …

Infectivity of six entomopathogenic nematode (EPNs) species against Bactrocera oleae was
compared. Similar infection levels were observed when third-instar larvae were exposed to …

Abstract Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer)(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a common insect pest in
Europe and a new invasive pest in North America, causes severe damage to cruciferous …

Soil arthropods can provide ecosystem services, such as biological control of crop pests that
spend part of their life cycle in the soil. This is the case of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)(Diptera …

The parasitoid wasp Trichopria drosophilae is promising as a biocontrol agent for controlling
the ubiquitous pest Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). Crucial for the successful …