Browsing Centros e Institutos de Investigación by Subject "Diptera"
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Associative learning of visual cues in the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata : temporal dynamics and potential consequences on females' fitness
(Wiley, 2024-01)Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a generalist larval-prepupal parasitoid of true fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). During host-seeking, females use visual information to locate the ... -
Cryptic genetic structure in an Argentinian population of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) evidenced by SSR markers and quantitative traits
(Czech Academy of Sciences, 2019-04)In some regions of Argentina and Brazil, the South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wied.) (Diptera: Tephritidae) causes significant damage to crops. An efficient integrated management program requires knowledge ... -
Evolution of pre‐zygotic and post‐zygotic barriers to gene flow among three cryptic species within the Anastrepha fraterculus complex
(Wiley, 2013-09)Tropical tephritids are ideally suited for studies on population divergence and speciation because they include species groups undergoing rapid radiation, in which morphologically cryptic species and sister species are ... -
Host discrimination in the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata : evidence from virgin female behaviour and egg distribution patterns
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-04)Many parasitoid species discriminate already parasitized hosts, thus avoiding larval competition. However, females incur in superparasitism under certain circumstances. Superparasitism is commonly observed in the artificial ... -
Primer registro de Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Syrphidae) en un establecimiento lechero de la provincia de Salta, Argentina = First report of Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in a dairy farm in Salta province, Argentina
(Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 2024-05-14)Este trabajo documenta la presencia de Eristalis tenax en un establecimiento lechero de la provincia de Salta. Las larvas de E. tenax, conocidas como "gusanos de cola de rata", se encontraron específicamente en el comedero ... -
Response of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata to host and host‐habitat volatile cues
(Wiley, 2012-05)Chemical information is crucial to insect parasitoids for successful host location. Here, we evaluated the innate response of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a fruit fly larval parasitoid, ...