Magnetite nanoparticles as a promising non contaminant method to control populations of fruit flies (DIPTERA: Tephritidae)
- Journal of Applied Biotechnology & Bioengineering
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Alicia L Basso Abraham, Mariana Rockenbach de Ávila, Rocio Torres, Virginia Diz
Abstract
True fruit flies belong to the family Tephritidae. Among them, the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) is the most economically important agricultural pest insect in the world. Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) is the South American fruit fly and represents a serious problem for countries of America. Both species share hosts fruits.
Keywords
larval-pupal development, pest insect, metamorphosis, Ceratitis capitata, Anastrepha fraterculus
