Overwintering Capacity of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in the Dalmatia Region of Croatia.

ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is considered one of the most important phytophagous pests worldwide. In Croatia, it severely affects the fresh fruit production in Dalmatia, and a national suppression action plan has been established to alleviate farmers' burden. The aim of the current paper was to comprehensively study the overwintering dynamics of medfly in Dalmatia and investigate whether adults and pupae in addition to larvae can overwinter in different conditions, with a goal to support the establishment of a sound off-season control strategy against this pest. The off-season strategy, which was recently proposed in the frameworks of the EU Horizon 2020 funded project FF-IPM, focuses on the management of the low adult populatio

SUBMITTER: Bjelis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12653279 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature