Transinfection of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae with Wolbachia: Towards a symbiont-based population control strategy

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 546-553

  Apostolaki, A ^a,b   Livadaras, I ^b   Saridaki, A ^c   Chrysargyris, A ^a   Savakis, C ^a,b,d   Bourtzis, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER ALEXANDER FLEMING   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bactrocera oleae; Cytoplasmic incompatibility; Incompatible insect technique; Tephritidae; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CROP PEST; CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMBRYO; ENDOSYMBIONT; EVERGREEN TREE; FLY; FRUIT; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MICROSCOPY; MORTALITY; POPULATION REGULATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

BACTROCERA OLEAE; HEXAPODA; RHAGOLETIS CERASI; RHAGOLETIS CINGULATA; TEPHRITIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 79960117305     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01614.x     Document Type: Article

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