Fruit Flies of Economic Importance XI.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez-Staples, Diana.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2026.

Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

Fruit flies adversely impact the ability of the world's nations to feed a growing world population. This book contains 19 contributions from many scientists which is intended to improve the ability of all nations to manage tephritids and to provide good quality food for their people.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Editor Biographies

List of Contributors

1 In Memoriam: Antigone Zacharopoulou

Section I: Biology, Ecology, Physiology and Behavior

2 Diversity and Abundance of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Infesting Cucurbit Crops in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania

3 Assessment of Courtship Behavior and Mating Success in Ceratitis Capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae): A Comparison between Laboratory-reared and Wild Flies

4 Nice Songs, Good Smells: Overexpression of Antioxidants in Transgenic Male Fruit Flies Blunts Radiation-induced Oxidative Stress and Improves Sexual Signaling

Section II: Risk Assessment, Quarantine and Post-harvest

5 Host Reproduction Number for Fruit Fly Management and Trade

6 General Guidelines to Facilitate the Opening of International Markets for Fruits and Vegetables that are Fruit Fly Hosts based on International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures

7 Towards a Systems Approach for Mitigating Fruit Fly risk in Export Fruit Commodities from Africa

Section III: Sterile Insect Technique

8 Status of the Tephritid Fruit Fly Production Worldwide for the Sterile Insect Technique Application

9 A Focus on Morocco's Sterile Insect Technique Initiative

10 Packing and Release Methods for Sterile Fruit Flies

11 Production of a Genetic Sexing Strain of Anastrepha Fraterculus (DipteraTephritidae) for SIT Programs in Brazil

Section IV: Natural Enemies and Biological Control

12 Abundance and Diversity of Tephritid Parasitoids in different Agroecological and Climatic Regions of Madagascar

Section V: Area-wide IPM and Action Programs

13 Fifty-five Years of a Successful National Fruit Fly Program in Chile

14 Current Status of the National Fruit Fly Detection Programme in Chile.

15 National Fruit Fly Control and Eradication Program (Procem) in Argentina

16 Eradicating Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera Tryoni) in Perth, Western Australia: History, Challenges and Future Directions

17 Area-wide Fruit Fly Control with Environmentally Friendly Techniques in Mauritius

18 A Tiered Approach to the Implementation of Integrated Fruit Fly Management Programmes in the Americas

19 Fruit Flies and their Monitoring in the Caribbean Region

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-060538-9

1-003-64433-3

1-04-057386-X

OCLC:

1579847713

Publisher Number:

CIPO000353123