Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture - Ekesi, Sunday; Mohamed, Samira A.; De Meyer, Marc.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
1. Taxonomy and systematics of African fruit flies -- 2. Identification tools for African frugivorous fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) -- 3. Population genetics of African frugivorous fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): current knowledge and future perspectives -- 4. Role of microsatellite markers in molecular population genetics of fruit flies with emphasis on the Bactrocera dorsalis invasion of Africa -- 5. Fruit fly species composition, distribution and host plants with emphasis on mango-infesting species -- 6. Fruit fly species composition, distribution and host plants with emphasis on vegetable-infesting species -- 7. Exotic invasive fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): in and out of Africa -- 8. Feeding and mating behaviour of African fruit flies -- 9. Chemical ecology of African tephritid fruit flies -- 10. Fruit fly nutrition, rearing and quality control -- 11. The ontological modelling of fruit fly control and management knowledge -- 12 -- Detection and monitoring of fruit flies in Africa -- 13. Baiting and male annihilation techniques for fruit fly suppression in African -- 14. Waste brewer's yeast as an alternative source of protein for use as a bait in the management of tephritid fruit flies -- 15. Development and application of mycoinsecticides for the management of fruit flies in Africa -- 16. In and out of Africa: Parasitoids used for biological control of fruit flies -- 17. From behavioural studies to field application: improving biological control strategies by integrating laboratory results into field experiments -- 18. The use of weaver ants in the management of fruit flies in Africa -- 19. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for fruit fly control - The South African experience -- 20. Cold and heat treatment technologies for post-harvest control of fruit flies in Africa.-21. Photographs of some native and exotic fruit fly species in Africa and their parasitoids -- 22. Integrated management of fruit flies - case studies from Uganda -- 23. Integrated management of fruit flies - case studies from Tanzania -- 24. Integrated management of fruit flies - case studies from Mozambique -- 25. Integrated management of fruit flies - case studies from Nigeria -- 26. Release, establishment and spread of the natural enemy Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for control of the invasive oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Benin, West Africa -- 27. Integrated management of fruit flies - case studies from Ghana -- 28. Integrated management of fruit flies - case studies from the Indian Ocean Islands -- 29. Area-wide management of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii -- 30. Management of fruit flies in Mexico -- 31. Overview of the programme to eradicate Bactrocera carambolae in South America -- 32. Systems approaches for managing the phytosanitary risk of trading in commodities that are hosts of fruit flies -- 33. Economic impact of integrated pest management strategies for the suppression of mango-infesting fruit fly species in Africa -- 34. Lessons learnt and future perspectives.
Keywords: Entomology; Entomology