Interspecific competition between egg parasitoids: Native Fopius caudatus and exotic Fopius arisanus, in Ceratitis cosyra
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.11.010
Abstract: Abstract Tephritidae fruit flies are parasitized by Braconidae wasps, of which some are used in biological control programs. Releases of exotic parasitoids might affect, or be affected by, native species exploiting a common host. We… read more here.
Keywords: fopius; fopius caudatus; cosyra; arisanus ... See more keywords
The complex case of Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera: Tephritidae) and relatives. A DNA barcoding perspective
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DOI: 10.1111/jen.12379
Abstract: The mango fruit fly, Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra, is a major agricultural pest affecting mango production in sub‐Saharan Africa. Morphological differences between C. cosyra and five closely related Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) species (C. discussa, C. pallidula, C.… read more here.
Keywords: cosyra; dna barcoding; quinaria silvestrii; ceratitis ceratalaspis ... See more keywords