Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Ekesi, Sunday. (Editor ), Mohamed, Samira A. (Editor ), De Meyer, Marc. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.