| survival and development of different life stages of bactrocera zonata (diptera: tephritidae) reared at five constant temperatures compared to other fruit fly species. | | 2004 | 14972054 |
| including climate change in pest risk assessment: the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata (diptera: tephritidae). | bactrocera zonata (saunders) is one of the most harmful species of tephritidae. it causes extensive damage in asia and threatens many countries located along or near the mediterranean sea. the climate mapping program, climex 3.0, and the gis software, arcgis 9.3, were used to model the current and future potential geographical distribution of b. zonata. the model predicts that, under current climatic conditions, b. zonata will be able to establish itself throughout much of the tropics and subtro ... | 2011 | 22008216 |
| molecular phylogeny and identification of the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata, established in egypt. | the genetic structure of the egyptian peach fruit fly (bactrocera zonata (saunders) (diptera: tephritidae)) population was analyzed using total rna from adult females. a portion of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase i (coi), 369 bp was amplified using rt-pcr, and was sequenced and analyzed to clarify the phylogenetic relationship of b. zonata established in egypt. the data suggested that the gene shared a similarity in sequence compared to bactrocera coi gene found in genbank. molecular phylogenet ... | 2011 | 22958094 |
| permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 december 2009-31 january 2010. | this article documents the addition of 220 microsatellite marker loci to the molecular ecology resources database. loci were developed for the following species: allanblackia floribunda, amblyraja radiata, bactrocera cucurbitae, brachycaudus helichrysi, calopogonium mucunoides, dissodactylus primitivus, elodea canadensis, ephydatia fluviatilis, galapaganus howdenae howdenae, hoplostethus atlanticus, ischnura elegans, larimichthys polyactis, opheodrys vernalis, pelteobagrus fulvidraco, phragmidiu ... | 2010 | 21565062 |
| importance of competition mechanisms in successive invasions by polyphagous tephritids in la reunion. | understanding the strength and modes of interspecific interactions between introduced and resident species (native or previously introduced) is necessary to predict invasion success. we evaluated different mechanisms of interspecific competition among four species of polyphagous fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) from the island of la reunion: one endemic species, ceratitis catoirii, and three exotic species, c. capitata, c. rosa, and bactrocera zonata, that have successively invaded the island. ... | 2006 | 16922326 |
| effect of metarhizium anisopliae on the fertility and fecundity of two species of fruit flies and horizontal transmission of mycotic infection. | in mauritius, the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata saunders (diptera: tephritidae), and the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett), are the major pest of fruits and vegetables, respectively. fruit growers make use of broad-spectrum insecticides to protect their crops from fruit fly attack. this method of fruit fly control is hazardous to the environment and is a threat to beneficial insects. the entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium anisopliae (metchnikoff) sorokin (hypocreales: clavicip ... | 2014 | 25373227 |
| effect of metarhizium anisopliae on the fertility and fecundity of two species of fruit flies and horizontal transmission of mycotic infection. | in mauritius, the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata saunders (diptera: tephritidae), and the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett), are the major pest of fruits and vegetables, respectively. fruit growers make use of broad-spectrum insecticides to protect their crops from fruit fly attack. this method of fruit fly control is hazardous to the environment and is a threat to beneficial insects. the entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium anisopliae (metchnikoff) sorokin (hypocreales: clavicip ... | 2014 | 25201230 |
| climatic niche partitioning following successive invasions by fruit flies in la réunion. | 1. biological invasions have profound effects on community structure. the community composition following invasions can be influenced by the habitat diversity and the species' responses to abiotic factors. 2. we evaluated the tolerance to climatic factors and analysed the field distribution of four polyphagous fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) of la réunion island (three exotic species that successively invaded the island and the endemic species ceratitis catoirii) in order to evaluate the oppo ... | 2006 | 16638004 |
| a comparison of polyphenolic content, antioxidant activity and insecticidal properties of jatropha species and wild ricinus communis l. found in mauritius. | to evaluate the phytochemical, antimicrobial and insecticidal properties of different jatropha species and ricinus communis (castor) (r. communis) growing in mauritius. | 2014 | 25312155 |
| the mitochondrial genome of the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata (saunders) (diptera: tephritidae): complete dna sequence, genome organization, and phylogenetic analysis with other tephritids using next generation dna sequencing. | mitochondrial genome can provide information for genomic structure as well as for phylogenetic analysis and evolutionary biology. the complete 15,935 bp mitochondrial genome of bactrocera zonata (diptera: tephritidae), is assembled from illumina miseq read data. the mitogenome information for b. zonata was compared to the homologous sequences of other tephritids. annotation indicated that the structure and orientation of 13 protein coding genes (pcgs), 22 trna and 2 rrna sequences were typical o ... | 2015 | 26031235 |
| differences in antennal sensillae of male and female peach fruit flies in relation to hosts. | antennal sensillae of male and female peach fruit flies, bactrocera zonata (saunders) (diptera: tephritidae), obtained from three different host fruit species (guava, psidium guajava l. (myrtales: myrtaceae); peach, prunus persica (l.) stokes (rosales: rosaceae); and orange, citrus sinensis (l.) osbeck (sapindales: rutaceae)), were studied with scanning electron microscopy. this study was carried out to describe the different types of sensillae present on the three antennal segments (scape, pedi ... | 2015 | 25688086 |
| ultrastructure of the antennal sensillae of male and female peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata. | antennal morphology and funicular sensillae of male and female peach fruit flies, bactrocera zonata (saunders) (diptera: tephritidae), were studied with scanning electron microscopy (sem). this study focused on the sensillae found on the antennal segments (scape, pedicel, and flagellum or funiculus that bears the arista) of b. zonata. antennal segments of females tended to be larger than those of the males. the first two antennal segments, scape and pedicel, were heavily covered with microtrichi ... | 2014 | 25373192 |
| assessment effect of gamma radiation on the flight ability of the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata (saunders). | the sterile insect technique is one of the most methods of fruit flies control. flight ability of the peach fruit fly (pff), bactrocera zonata was conducted under laboratory conditions to evaluate the effect of gamma radiation on flight ability of pff, b. zonata. pupae of pff, b. zonata, were irradiated in an air atmosphere at 24, 48 and 72 h before adult emergence with three doses of cobalt 60 (10, 30 and 50 gray) and tested against 6, 12 and 20 cm tube heights. flight ability percentage (fap) ... | 2013 | 24506040 |
| phytosanitary cold treatment for oranges infested with bactrocera zonata (diptera: tephritidae). | the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata (saunders), attacks a wide range of tree fruits in countries from egypt to vietnam and is occasionally trapped in the united states. phytosanitary treatments may be required to export fruit hosts of this insect from countries where it is endemic to countries where it is absent but could become established. this research describes comparative studies to determine if b. zonata could be phytosanitarily controlled by cold treatment schedules existing for cerati ... | 2013 | 24498731 |
| development of phytosanitary cold treatments for oranges infested with bactrocera invadens and bactrocera zonata (diptera: tephritidae) by comparison with existing cold treatment schedules for ceratitis capitata (diptera: tephritidae). | phytosanitary cold treatments were tested for bactrocera invadens drew, tsuruta, and white and bactrocera zonata (saunders) using comparisons with ceratitis capitata (wiedemann). oranges were infested by puncturing holes in the peel and allowing tephritids to oviposit in the holes. the treatments were initiated when the larvae reached late third instar because previous research had shown that stage to be the most cold tolerant for all three species. results show that b. invadens is not more cold ... | 2013 | 24020272 |
| a rapid diagnostic technique of bactrocera cucurbitae and bactrocera zonata (diptera: tephritidae) for quarantine application. | | 2013 | 23152149 |
| teratogenic effect of lead acetate on bactrocera dorsalis and bactrocera zonata. | bactrocera dorsalis and bactrocera zonata were studied under the effect of lead acetate for 48 hours exposure at larval stages. since, lead is widely distributed industrial pollutant in the world. it is significant environmental pollutant which contaminates foods, water, soil and air and insect could get easily the influence of such pollutants. therefore, the teratogenic effects of lead (lead acetate) on external morphology on fruit flies was determined. the effects of lead acetate, in the conce ... | 2012 | 22459456 |
| antimicrobial, phytochemical and larvicidal properties of jatropha multifida linn. | to evaluate the phytochemical, antimicrobial and insecticidal properties of different extracts of jatropha multifida (j. multifida) in mauritius. | 2014 | 25312154 |
| relative tolerance of six bactrocera (diptera: tephritidae) species to phytosanitary cold treatment. | to compare relative cold treatment tolerance across the economically important tephritid fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae), bactrocera carambolae drew & hancock, bactrocera correcta (bezzi), bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett), four populations of bactrocera dorsalis (hendel), bactrocera zonata (saunders), and bactrocera tryoni (froggatt), eggs (in vitro), and larvae (in infested fruit or on carrot diet) were cold treated at 2.0 ± 0.2 °c for selected durations. the study was performed to assess ... | 2016 | 27660425 |
| host plant range of a fruit fly community (diptera: tephritidae): does fruit composition influence larval performance? | 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 extremely polyphagous species that can develop on hundreds of plant species in many families. nutritional compounds in host fruits affect several larval traits that may be related to adult fitness. in this study, we determined the relationship between fruit nutrient composition and the degree of host specialisation of seven of the ei ... | 2016 | 27650549 |
| changes in phytophagous insect host ranges following the invasion of their community: long-term data for fruit flies. | the invasion of an established community by new species can trigger changes in community structure. invasions often occur in phytophagous insect communities, the dynamics of which are driven by the structure of the host assemblage and the presence of competitors. in this study, we investigated how a community established through successive invasions changed over time, taking the last invasion as the reference. the community included four generalist and four specialist species of tephritidae frui ... | 2017 | 28770058 |
| genetic analysis of bactrocera zonata (diptera: tephritidae) populations from india based on cox1 and nad1 gene sequences. | the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata, is among the most serious and polyphagous insect pest of fruit crops in many parts of the world under genus bactrocera. in the present study, the genetic structure, diversity and demographic history of b. zonata in india were inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (cox1) and nadh dehydrogenase 1 (nad1) sequences. the efficiency of dna barcodes for identification of b. zonata was also tested. genetic diversity indices [number of haplotypes (h), ha ... | 2017 | 28712341 |