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Oviposition of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its relation with the pericarp of citrus fruits

Braz. j. biol; 78 (3), 2018
Abstract Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) represent a threat to fruit growing worldwide, mainly the citrus culture, however, biological studies show that fruit flies are not perfectly adapted to this host. This study investigated oviposition of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) and Ceratitis cap...

Phylogeny of the genus Stephomyia Tavares, 1916 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Braz. j. biol; 78 (1), 2018
Abstract Stephomyia Tavares, 1916 comprises seven species, all Neotropical: S. clavata (Tavares, 1920); S. epeugeniae Gagné, 1994; S. espiralis Maia, 1993; S. mina Maia, 1993; S. rotundifoliorum Maia, 1993; S. tetralobae Maia, 1993; and S. eugeniae (Felt, 1913). In the present study, a cladistic analysi...

Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size

Braz. j. biol; 76 (2), 2016
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of keeping three couples in the same cage, and the size of adults emerged from small, medium-sized and large pupae (278.67 mg; 333.20 mg and 381.58 mg, respectively), on the reproductive potential of S. eridania (Stoll, 1782) adults, under controlled condi...

Exigências térmicas e estimativa do número de gerações de Spalangia endius Walker, 1839 (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae) em Pelotas, RS

O objetivo do trabalho foi estimar as exigências térmicas e o número de gerações, mensal e anual, de Spalangia endius em pupas de Musca domestica em quatro temperaturas constantes. O período de desenvolvimento de S. endius foi obtido por meio de 100 pupas de M. domestica, com idade entre 24-48 hora...