Diversity of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritoidea) and Their Host Plants in a Conservation Unit from Midwestern Brazil

• Published in: The Florida entomologist Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 562 - 570
• Main Authors: Martins de Almeida, Luciano Brasil, Coelho, João B, Uchoa, Manoel A, Gisloti, Laura J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lutz Florida Entomological Society 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Anastrepha; Anastrepha barbiellinii; Anastrepha fraterculus; Anastrepha obliqua; Anastrepha serpentina; Anastrepha spp; Anastrepha striata; Anastrepha zenildae; Botanists; Cactaceae; Chrysophyllum; Collections; Crop production; Diptera; Entomology; Fruit flies; Fruits; frutos hospedeiros; Herbivores; host fruits; Host plants; Hosts; Identification; infestation; infestação; Insects; interações tróficas; Larvae; Lauraceae; Lonchaeidae; Myrtaceae; National parks; Neosilba; Neosilba certa; Neosilba glaberrima; Neosilba spp; Neosilba zadolicha; Pathogens; Pereskia aculeata; Persea americana; Plant species; Pulp; RESEARCH PAPERS; Sapotaceae; Seeds; Species; Surveying; Tephritidae; trophic interactions; Trophic relationships; Brazil; United States > US

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae) are among the principal phytophagous insects of fruit and vegetables. Their larvae feed on the pulp or seeds of fruits to complete their development, which favors the entry of pathogens and early fall of the fruits, damaging fruit production. The ob...