The oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much of the mainland of southern Asia and neighboring islands, including Sri ...
The cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove have been placed under quarantine on Wednesday in light of an uninvited and ...
Human use of parasitoid wasps or other natural enemies to control pest populations is known as biological control, or ...
Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer ... longicaudata is ferocious in its ability to feast on several species of fruit fly pests, such as the Mediterranean ...
New Hawaiian plant, Schiedea waiahuluensis, found using drones on Kauaʻi’s cliffs, highlights drone technology’s role in conservation and research. A newly discovered species of carnation from Hawaii, ...
At the center of this conflict are invasive fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, many of which have spread across the globe ...
This work has also revealed a new potential tool in the war against fruit fly pests. DlEPV is now known as a lethal enemy for several of the world’s most destructive pest species. If researchers ...
The flies were found in and around the cities Santa Ana and Garden Grove, prompting officials to block off an 87-square mile ...
Female oriental fruit flies contaminate fruit by laying ... most notably Africa and Hawaii. The fly species was first found in California in 1960 and has been reintroduced every year since 1966 ...